noun
Ōmoto; Ōmoto-kyō
A Japanese new religious movement founded in 1892 by Deguchi Nao, considered an offshoot of Shinto with syncretic elements. Often referred to simply as Ōmoto.
大本教は明治時代に成立した新宗教の一つです。
Ōmoto-kyō is one of the new religions established in the Meiji period.
彼は大本教の教義について研究している。
He is researching the doctrines of Ōmoto-kyō.