Sermons and Addresses by the Shinbashira
Sermons and Addresses by the Shinbashira is a series of publications issued by the Translation Section of the Overseas Department that compile the third and fourth Shinbashira’s sermons at Grand Services as well as addresses at association conventions and other major events. There have been three publications under this title:
- Sermons and Addresses by the Shinbashira (1989)
- Sermons and Addresses by the Shinbashira 1986–1995 (1996)
- Sermons and Addresses by the Shinbashira 1996–2005 (2006)
First edition
The first edition (presently out of print) was published in 1989. It collects seven sermons and two major addresses the third Shinbashira Zenye Nakayama gave between 1980 and 1988.[1] In the Foreword, there is a note that reads:
- English-speaking followers in the [North] America and Hawaii dioceses expressed an earnest desire to have [the Shinbashira’s sermons and addresses] into a single volume. We have therefore received the Shinbashira's approval to publish this book in response to their request.[2]
1986–1995
In commemoration of the 110th Anniversary of Oyasama (1996), a 1986–1995 edition was published, which collects Zenye Nakayama’s sermons addresses he gave between those years. This edition reprints six of the seven sermons and one major address that was included in the first edition.[3]
1996–2005
A 1996–2005 edition of Sermons and Addresses was published in 2006. It addition to Zenye Nakayama’s sermons and addresses until April 1998, it also includes sermons and addresses delivered by Zenji Nakayama, who became the Shinbashira in 1998 as well as Instruction One and Instruction Two.[4]
