also: はくけしんとう
noun
Hakke Shinto; Hakuke Shinto
A specific Shinto tradition transmitted by the House of Hakuo Shirakawa. Proper noun; used in religious and historical contexts.
伯家神道は白川伯王家によって伝えられた神道の一派です。
Hakke Shinto is a school of Shinto transmitted by the Shirakawa Hakuo family.
The name combines 伯家 (Hakke/Hakuke, referring to the Shirakawa Hakuo family) and 神道 (Shinto). The exact historical derivation of the family name reading is uncertain.