noun
Miwa Shinto
A syncretic Shinto sect that developed during the Muromachi period, blending Shinto with Buddhist elements, particularly associated with Ōmiwa Shrine. Often contrasted with Ryōbu Shintō.
See also: 両部神道
三輪神道は、室町時代に成立した神仏習合の一派である。
Miwa Shinto is a sect of syncretic Shinto-Buddhism that was established in the Muromachi period.
Ryōbu Shintō is another major syncretic Shinto sect based on Shingon Buddhism, while Miwa Shintō is centered on Ōmiwa Shrine and incorporates different esoteric Buddhist influences.
The name derives from Mount Miwa (三輪山) and the associated Ōmiwa Shrine, combined with 神道 (Shintō). The exact historical derivation of the sect's doctrines is complex and tied to medieval esoteric Buddhism.