神しん仏ぶつ判はん然ぜん

noun

separation of Buddhism and Shintoism

Historical term for the early Meiji government policy that enforced the separation of Shinto and Buddhist institutions, often associated with the broader 神仏分離 movement.

See also: 神仏分離

• 神しん仏ぶつ判はん然ぜん令れいは、明めい治じ初しょ期きの宗しゅう教きょう政せい策さくの一ひとつである。

  The Shinbutsu Hanzen decree was one of the religious policies of the early Meiji period.