noun
Yumiya Shinto
An Edo-period sect of Yoshida Shinto. Historical religious term; not in common modern use.
See also: 吉田神道
弓矢神道は、江戸時代に吉田神道から分かれた一派である。
Yumiya Shinto is a sect that branched off from Yoshida Shinto during the Edo period.
Yoshida Shinto is the parent tradition from which Yumiya Shinto emerged.
The name combines 弓矢 (bow and arrow) with 神道 (Shinto). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term refers to a specific Edo-period religious sect.