The was an organization under the
Ministry of Religion in the
Empire of Japan
The also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was a historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the post-World War II 1947 constitution and subsequent fo ...
.
History
It was founded in 1872
to train
''kyōdo shōku'' or religious teachers because the
Missionary Office and
Department of Divinities
The , also known as the Department of Shinto Affairs, Department of Rites, Department of Worship, as well as Council of Divinities, was a Japanese Imperial bureaucracy established in the 8th century, as part of the ''ritsuryō'' reforms. It was fi ...
were unsuccessful in their national indoctrination objectives. It was intended as a joint
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 ...
and
Buddhist
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and ...
organization, but ended up becoming entirely dominated by
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 ...
.
were established in each prefectural capital and were established in various cities.
On January 1, 1875, an arson attack on the Great Teaching Institute caused confusion, with four
Jōdo Shinshū
, also known as Shin Buddhism or True Pure Land Buddhism, is a school of Pure Land Buddhism. It was founded by the former Tendai Japanese monk Shinran.
Shin Buddhism is the most widely practiced branch of Buddhism in Japan.
History
Shinran ( ...
sects informally announcing their departure from the Great Teaching Institute.
On May 3, 1875, the Great Teaching Institute was dissolved by the
Ministry of Religion and was succeeded by the
Bureau of Shinto Affairs and later
Shinto Taikyo
Shintō Taikyō (神道大教), formerly called Shinto Honkyoku (神道本局), is a Japanese Shintoist organization, and was established by Meiji officials in 1873. It is recognized officially, and its headquarters are in Tokyo. It has many shr ...
.
was one of its patron deities, also known under the Buddhist name
Myōken.
The "Great Teaching" is the same word that is used in the "Great Doctrine" or
Proclamation of the Great Doctrine, and Taikyo in
Shinto Taikyo
Shintō Taikyō (神道大教), formerly called Shinto Honkyoku (神道本局), is a Japanese Shintoist organization, and was established by Meiji officials in 1873. It is recognized officially, and its headquarters are in Tokyo. It has many shr ...
.
See also
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Bureau of Shinto Affairs
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Shintō Taikyō
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Kyodo Shoku
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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 m ...
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References
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* （文庫：1994年.ISBN 4886924603.）「教派神道に流れる古神道の本質」の章あり.
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Shinto Taikyo (sect of Shinto)
Government agencies established in 1872
1875 disestablishments
Buddhism in the Meiji period
State Shinto
Defunct government agencies of Japan
Taikyo Institute
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