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神じん宮ぐう教きょう

Meanings

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noun

Jingu-kyo

historical term

A historical sect of Shinto, dissolved in 1899. Used only in historical contexts.

神じん宮ぐう教きょうは明めい治じ時じ代だいに存そん在ざいした神しん道とうの一いっ派ぱである。
Jingu-kyo was a sect of Shinto that existed during the Meiji period.

Kanji

神gods, mind, soul
宮Shinto shrine, constellations, palace
教teach, faith, doctrine

Etymology

Compound of 神宮 (jingu, 'Ise Grand Shrine' or 'Shinto shrine') and 教 (kyo, 'teaching' or 'religion'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the name reflects its association with shrine-based Shinto teachings.