noun
Goryū Shinto
A sect of amalgamated Shinto; a specific historical religious group. Compare 両部神道.
See also: 両部神道
御流神道は、両部神道の一派として知られている。
Goryū Shinto is known as a branch of Ryōbu Shinto.
Ryōbu Shinto is the broader amalgamated Shinto tradition; Goryū Shinto is a specific sect within it.
The name combines 御 (honorific prefix), 流 (style/school), and 神道 (Shinto). The exact historical derivation is uncertain.