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教派神道 (kyouhashintou) Japanese meaning: Sect Shintō | Kotomora
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Sect Shintō includes groups such as Tenrikyō and Konkōkyō.
In the Meiji period, Sect Shintō was distinguished from State Shintō.
Kanji 道 road-way, street, district Related words 国こっ 家か 神しん 道とう State Shintō, the state-sponsored form of Shintō from the Meiji era until 1945, contrasted with the independent folk sects of 教派神道.
神じん 社じゃ 神しん 道とう Shrine Shintō, the mainstream shrine-centered tradition that developed after the war, distinct from the earlier sectarian classification of 教派神道.
Etymology Compound of 教派 (kyōha, 'religious sect') and 神道 (Shintō). The term was coined in the Meiji period to categorize independent Shintō-derived religious movements separately from the state-controlled Shintō system.
