Shintō Taikyō (神道大教), formerly called Shinto Honkyoku (神道本局), is a Japanese

Shinto Shinto () is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes call its practitioners ''Shintois ...

ist organization, and was established by Meiji officials in 1873. It is recognized officially, and its headquarters are in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

. It has many shrines, and

Tenrikyo is a Japanese new religion which is neither strictly monotheistic nor pantheistic, originating from the teachings of a 19th-century woman named Nakayama Miki, known to her followers as "Oyasama". Followers of Tenrikyo believe that God of Origin, ...

used to be under its jurisdiction. It is one of the thirteen shinto sects. Its name Taikyo refers to the

Three Great Teachings The was issued in the name of Emperor Meiji on January 3, 1870 (February 3). �歴代の詔勅�� p.66 河野省三内閣印刷局、1940年（国立国会図書館） It declared Shinto (the "way of the gods") as the guiding principle of the sta ...

first proclamed in the

Proclamation of the Great Doctrine The was issued in the name of Emperor Meiji on January 3, 1870 (February 3). �歴代の詔勅�� p.66 河野省三内閣印刷局、1940年（国立国会図書館） It declared the "way of the gods" (Shinto) as the guiding principle of the s ...

. and it is linked to the historical

Great Teaching Institute The was an organization under the Ministry of Religion in the Empire of Japan. History It was founded in 1872 to train ''kyōdo shōku'' or religious teachers because the Missionary Office and Department of Divinities were unsuccessful in ...

Three Great Teachings

The organization follows these Three Great Teachings dating back to the

# respect for the gods, love of country; # making clear the principles of Heaven and the Way of Man; # reverence for the emperor and obedience to the will of the court.

Three Great Teachings

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