noun
syncretized Shinto; amalgamated Shinto
A scholarly term for Shinto traditions that merged with Buddhist teachings, especially in the medieval period. Often contrasted with 純粋神道 (pure Shinto).
両部神道や山王神道は習合神道の代表例である。
Ryōbu Shintō and Sannō Shintō are representative examples of syncretized Shinto.
習合神道の研究は日本宗教史の重要なテーマだ。
The study of syncretized Shinto is an important topic in Japanese religious history.
From 習合 (syncretism, amalgamation) + 神道 (Shinto). The term is a modern scholarly coinage describing historical Shinto-Buddhist syncretism.