Taikyo Institute
大教院 | |
| Predecessor | Department of Divinities |
|---|---|
| Successor | Bureau of Shinto Affairs |
| Formation | 1872 |
| Dissolved | 1875 |
Parent organization | Ministry of Religion |
The Great Teaching Institute (大教院, Taikyoin)[1] was an organization under the Ministry of Religion in the Empire of Japan.[2]
History
It was founded in 1872[3] to train kyōdo shōku or religious teachers because the Missionary Office and Department of Divinities were unsuccessful in their national indoctrination objectives.[4] It was intended as a joint Shinto and Buddhist organization, but ended up becoming entirely dominated by Shinto.[citation needed]
Medium Teaching Institutes (中教院, Chukyoin) were established in each prefectural capital and Small Teaching Institutes (小教院, Shokyoin) were established in various cities.[5]
On January 1, 1875, an arson attack on the Great Teaching Institute caused confusion, with four Jōdo Shinshū sects informally announcing their departure from the Great Teaching Institute.[6]
On May 3, 1875, the Great Teaching Institute was dissolved by the
Ame-no-Minakanushi was one of its patron deities, also known under the Buddhist name Myōken.[10]
The "Great Teaching" is the same word that is used in the "Great Doctrine" or
See also
References
- ^ "Encyclopedia of Shinto詳細". 國學院大學デジタルミュージアム (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ a b "教派神道とは – 神道大教" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-26.
- ISBN 978-4000802055.
- ^ Yoshio Yasumaru, Masato Miyaji, eds. Nihon modern thought compendium 5 Religion and the State, p. 431
- S2CID 165716719.
- ISBN 4766410904.
- ^ 村上 2007, pp. 103–104.
- ^ Kawamura Tadanobu (March 2017). "Part 1: State Sovereignty and Recognized Shrines Chapter 1: "State Sovereignty" in Shrine Administration". Legal Studies of Modern Shinto (in Japanese). Kobundo.
- ^ 藤井貞文 (1977-03-01). 明治国学発生史の研究 (in Japanese). 吉川弘文館. pp. 1–750.
- ^ Mori, Mizue. "Amenominakanushi". Encyclopedia of Shinto. Kokugakuin University. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
Bibliography
- 井上順孝ほか編 (January 1996). 新宗教教団・人物事典. 弘文堂. ISBN 978-4335160288.
- ISBN 978-4335160219.
- 葦津珍彦 (2006-11-01). 新版 国家神道とは何だったのか (in Japanese). 神社新報社. ISBN 9784915265105.
- 村上, 重良 (April 1974). 慰霊と招魂-靖国の思想. 岩波新書. 岩波書店. ISBN 978-4004121565.
- ISBN 978-4061598324.
- ISBN 4884811321.（文庫：1994年.ISBN 4886924603.）「教派神道に流れる古神道の本質」の章あり.
External links
- Shinto Taikyo (sect of Shinto) Archived 2020-10-27 at the Wayback Machine