noun
Ōmoto; Ōmoto-kyō
A Japanese new religious movement founded in 1892 by Deguchi Nao, considered an offshoot of Shinto with syncretic elements. Often referred to simply as Ōmoto.
大本教は明治時代に成立した新宗教の一つです。
Ōmoto-kyō is one of the new religions established in the Meiji period.
彼は大本
He is researching the doctrines of Ōmoto-kyō.
Tenrikyō is another Japanese new religion founded in the 19th century, also with Shinto roots, but with distinct founders and doctrines.
The name 大本教 (Ōmoto-kyō) literally means 'Great Origin Teaching'. It was founded by Deguchi Nao in 1892 after she claimed to receive divine revelations.