Sekimon Shingaku; Edo-period moral philosophy blending Buddhist, Shinto, and Confucian ethics
A historical term for a popular ethical movement founded by Ishida Baigan in the Edo period. It combined elements of Buddhism, Shinto, and Confucianism to teach practical morality to commoners.
See also: 心学
Sekimon Shingaku is a moral philosophy for commoners spread by Ishida Baigan.
心学 can refer broadly to 'mind studies' or specifically to Sekimon Shingaku. 石門心学 is the full, unambiguous name of the Edo-period movement.
石門 (Sekimon) refers to the pen name of Ishida Baigan, the founder; 心学 (shingaku) means 'study of the mind/heart'. The term denotes the specific school of practical ethics he established.