Shinto sect
Shinto Taiseikyo (神道大成教 ) is one of the thirteen Shinto sects .[ 1] [ 2] [user-generated source ] [ 3] It was founded by Hirayama Seisai (1815–1890)[ 1] and is considered a form of Confucian Shinto .[ 1] [ 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.[ 2] [user-generated source ] He became a Shinto teacher in 1872, and rallied for independence as a Shinto Sect in 1879, which was gained in 1882.[ 8] [ 9] [ 2] [user-generated source ] [ 10] During his tenure as president, Mitake-kyo also gained independence.[ 8]
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[ 6]
Tenshozan Shrine – Yugawara Town, Ashigarashimo District, Kanagawa Prefecture[ 6]
Tenshozan Shrine branch shrine[ 6]
Hirayama Seisai Tomb – located in Yanaka Cemetery[ 6]
References
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