Editor’s note: The following message from Monshu Kojun Ohtani was translated from his New Year’s message to the Honganji-ha in Kyoto, Japan. As we welcome the New Year, I wish to extend to you my greetings. First of all, in recent years, natural disasters such as typhoons, heavy rains, earthquakes and large-scale forest fires have occurred frequently in Japan and other parts of the world, causing great damage.  I would like to express my sincere condolences to those who lost loved ones and...

Over the last year, innumerable people worldwide have been affected by natural disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, and forest fires....

On April 15, Monshu Kojun Ohtani delivered his Message on Gratitude for the Jodo Shinshu Teaching during the “Haru no Hoyo” (Spring...