The Great Teaching Institute (大教院, Taikyoin)[1] was an organization under the Ministry of Religion in the Empire of Japan.[2]
大教院 | |
| Predecessor | Department of Divinities |
|---|---|
| Successor | Bureau of Shinto Affairs |
| Formation | 1872 |
| Dissolved | 1875 |
Parent organization | Ministry of Religion |
History
It was founded in 1872[3] to train kyōdo shōku or religious teachers because the Missionary Office and Department of Divinities were unsuccessful in their national indoctrination objectives.[4] It was intended as a joint Shinto and Buddhist organization, but ended up becoming entirely dominated by Shinto.[citation needed]
Medium Teaching Institutes (中教院, Chukyoin) were established in each prefectural capital and Small Teaching Institutes (小教院, Shokyoin) were established in various cities.[5]
On January 1, 1875, an arson attack on the Great Teaching Institute caused confusion, with four Jōdo Shinshū sects informally announcing their departure from the Great Teaching Institute.[6]
On May 3, 1875, the Great Teaching Institute was dissolved by the Ministry of Religion[7][8] and was succeeded by the Bureau of Shinto Affairs[9] and later Shinto Taikyo.[2]
Ame-no-Minakanushi was one of its patron deities, also known under the Buddhist name Myōken.[10]
The "Great Teaching" is the same word that is used in the "Great Doctrine" or Proclamation of the Great Doctrine, and Taikyo in Shinto Taikyo.
See also
- Bureau of Shinto Affairs
- Shintō Taikyō
- Kyodo Shoku
- Sect Shinto
- Toyama Chukyoin
References
Bibliography
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