also: はくけしんとう
Hakke Shinto; Hakuke Shinto
A specific Shinto tradition transmitted by the House of Hakuo Shirakawa. Proper noun; used in religious and historical contexts.
Hakke Shinto is a school of Shinto transmitted by the Shirakawa Hakuo family.
Standard kanji spelling; reading はっけしんとう is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common than はっけしんとう.
The name combines 伯家 (Hakke/Hakuke, referring to the Shirakawa Hakuo family) and 神道 (Shinto). The exact historical derivation of the family name reading is uncertain.