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Nitta Kuniteru
(1829–1902) was a founder of a Sect Shinto group. He founded Shinto Shusei in 1849. He read the Analects at age 9. He founded the sect at age twenty, and considered Japanese people to be descendants of deities. He considered allegiance to the Emperor of Japan to be central to his philosophy; he was a supporter of Sonnō jōi but supported the Boshin War, Boshin Rebellion and the Meiji Restoration later. He managed to gain independence for the sect in 1876. He believed that man's body came from his parents but his spirit came from the three kami Ame-no-Minakanushi, Takamimusubi, and Kamimusubi who he identified with Shangdi. His sect had very positive attitudes towards science and commerce. Biography Nitta Kuniteru was a leader in Japan. He was born on December 30, 1829. His birthplace was Ebara Mura, in Awa Province (Tokushima), Awa Province on the island of Shikoku. He had several names. Sometimes he was called Takezawa Kansaburo. He also used the name Toyō. He read the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sect Shinto
Sect Shinto () refers to several independent organized Shinto groups that were excluded by law in 1882 from government-run State Shinto. These independent groups may have more developed belief systems than mainstream Shrine Shinto which focuses more on rituals. Starting in the late Edo period, Sect Shinto became established in the Meiji era, after the Meiji Restoration. One denomination (Jingu-kyo, affiliated with the Ise Jingu Shrine) left during the war, and the final group (before the war) consisted of 13 denominations, which were once also referred to as the 13 Shinto schools. In a broad sense, it includes "Oomoto" which newly joined the "Sect Shinto Federation" after the war. (After the war, "Oomoto" newly joined the "Sect Shinto Federation," while "Tenrikyo" and " Shinto Taiseikyo" left, so that the number of denominations belonging to the "Sect Shinto Federation" is currently 12.) In contrast, to shrine Shinto, which is an aggregation of various shrines and customary be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |