Shintō Taikyō Explained

Formation:1886
Predecessor:Bureau of Shinto Affairs
Founder:Inaba Masakuni

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.[1] It is recognized officially,[2] and its headquarters are in Tokyo.[3] It has many shrines,[4] and Tenrikyo used to be under its jurisdiction.[5]

Its teachings focus on the early kami of the Kojiki narrative such as Ame-no-Minakanushi.[6]

It is one of the thirteen shinto sects.[7] [8] It used to be very influential but its influence diminished and continues to diminish due to the prevalence of powerful sects such as Tenrikyo and Izumo-taishakyo.[9]

Its name 'Taikyo' refers to the Three Great Teachings first stated in the Proclamation of the Great Doctrine,[10] and it is linked to the historical Great Teaching Institute.

Three Great Teachings

The organization follows these Three Great Teachings, which date back to the Proclamation of the Great Doctrine:[11]

  1. Respect for the gods, love of country;[12]
  2. Making clear the principles of Heaven and the Way of Man;
  3. Reverence for the emperor and obedience to the will of the court.

References

35.6569°N 139.7225°W

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20030921080618/http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_602.html. Sunni, continued. Adherents.com. September 21, 2003. dead.
  2. Web site: Shinto. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708213745/www.joyofsects.com/world/shinto.shtml. 2015-07-08.
  3. Web site: Encyclopedia of Shinto - Home : Modern Sectarian Groups : Shintō Taikyō.
  4. Web site: Shinto . www.novelguide.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091031133529/http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/ear_01/ear_01_00184.html . 2009-10-31.
  5. Web site: Genten to kyoten.
  6. Book: Bocking, Brian . A Popular Dictionary of Shinto . 2005-09-30 . Routledge . 978-1-135-79739-3 . en.
  7. Book: 井上, 順孝 . April 1991 . 弘文堂 . 978-4335160219 . 11 . ja:教派神道の形成 . 井上順孝.
  8. Web site: Kyōha Shintō Japanese religion . 2023-03-06 . Encyclopedia Britannica . en.
  9. Web site: Glossary of Shinto Names and Terms: S . www2.kokugakuin.ac.jp . 2023-03-21 . https://archive.today/20230321180610/https://www2.kokugakuin.ac.jp/ijcc/wp/glossary/def_S.html#selection-1999.0-2037.95 . 2023-03-21 . live . ja . 2024-05-14.
  10. Web site: Shinto Taikyo . 2023-03-12 . www.philtar.ac.uk.
  11. Inoue . Nobutaka . Teeuwen . Mark . 2002 . The Formation of Sect Shinto in Modernizing Japan . Japanese Journal of Religious Studies . 29 . 3/4 . 405–427 . 30233729 . 0304-1042.
  12. Web site: Taikyo . 2023-03-11 . www.philtar.ac.uk.