Shintō Taiseikyō Explained

is one of the thirteen Shinto sects.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was founded by Hirayama Seisai (1815–1890) and is considered a form of Confucian Shinto.^{[4] [5]}

History

Hirayama Seisai was involved in diplomatic negotiations as a senior vassal of the Shogunate at the end of the Edo period.^{[6] [7]} At the beginning of the Meiji Restoration, he turned to Shinto. He became a Shinto teacher in 1872, and rallied for independence as a Shinto Sect in 1879, which was gained in 1882.^{[8] [9] [10]} During his tenure as president, Mitake-kyo also gained independence.

After World War II, it became independent from the Sect Shinto federation alongside Tenrikyo.^[11] Still, in 1995, the president attended a Sect Shinto event the "100th Anniversary of the Formation of the Federation of Shinto Churches".^[12]

Shrines

Shrines of Shinto Taiseikyo include

• Tenshozan Shrine – Yugawara Town, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture
• Tenshozan Shrine branch shrine
• Hirayama Seisai Tomb – located in Yanaka Cemetery

References

1. Web site: 日本国語大辞典,百科事典マイペディア . 日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ),デジタル大辞泉,精選版 . 神道大成教とは . 2022-04-30 . コトバンク . ja.
2. Web site: 神道大成教 - Enpedia . 2022-04-30 . enpedia.rxy.jp.
3. 文化庁編 2017, p.4-6
4. Web site: The Forms of Shinto . 2023-03-06 . Caroline Myss . 8 July 2015 . en-US.
5. Web site: Kyōha Shintō Japanese religion Britannica . 2023-03-06 . www.britannica.com . en.
6. Web site: 神道大成教 - SHINDEN . 2022-04-30 . shinden.boo.jp.
7. Web site: 「神道大成教」の意味や使い方 Weblio辞書 . 2022-04-30 . www.weblio.jp.
8. 井上順孝『教派神道の形成』（弘文堂　1991年）

   朝日日本歴史人物事典（朝日新聞出版）

9. Sugada 1994, p.178-180

   Masaaki Sugata "Old Shindo Revives" Tachibana Publishing, 1994

   菅田正昭『古神道は甦る』橘出版、1994年

10. Web site: 神道大成教（しんとうたいせいきょう）の意味 - goo国語辞書 . 2022-04-30 . goo辞書 . ja.
11. Inori and Tsudoi: A History of the 100th Anniversary of the Formation of the Shinto Federation of Churches, 1996, pp. 10-12.
12. News: 1995-09-05 . ja:結成100周年の記念式典 . ja:産経新聞.