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Shinto Secretariat
Shinto Secretariat was the successor to the Daikyoin, which was founded in 1875 (Meiji 8). In the religious administration of the Meiji era, it is an organization that brings together Shinto factions nationwide. It is a public central institution. Meiji Government set up Student Dormitory at the Shinto Secretariat to train priests. It was also an accreditation body of Sect Shinto. In 1886 after reorganizing into the Shinto Headquarters and becoming a sect Shinto sect itself 1940 (1945), the name was changed to Shinto Taikyo. Outline Established on March 28, 1875 (Meiji 8), the Shinto Secretariat was created to take over the jurisdiction of the Daikyoin, which was about to be dissolved on May 3 with the abolition of joint Shinto and Buddhist missionary work by the Ministry of Religious Education on April 30. The Shinto Secretariat was established as an organization with the purpose of making the Shinto world independent before the dissolution of the Daikyoin on May 3. Grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1875
Events January–March * January 1 – The Midland Railway of England abolishes the Second Class passenger category, leaving First Class and Third Class. Other British railway companies follow Midland's lead during the rest of the year (Third Class is renamed Second Class in 1956). * January 5 – The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris. * January 12 – Guangxu becomes the 11th Qing Dynasty Emperor of China at the age of 3, in succession to his cousin. * January 14 – The newly proclaimed King Alfonso XII of Spain (Queen Isabella II's son) arrives in Spain to restore the monarchy during the Third Carlist War. * February 3 – Third Carlist War – Battle of Lácar: Carlist commander Torcuato Mendíri secures a brilliant victory, when he surprises and routs a Government force under General Enrique Bargés at Lácar, east of Estella, nearly capturing newly crowned King Alfonso XII. The C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daikyoin
The was an organization of the Empire of Japan. It was founded in 1872 to train Kyodo Shoku or religious teachers because the Evangelism Bureau and Department of Divinities were unsuccessful in their national indoctrination objectives.Yoshio Yasumaru, Masato Miyaji, eds. Nihon modern thought compendium 5 Religion and the State, p. 431 It was intended as a joint Shinto and Buddhist organization, but ended up becoming entirely dominated by Shinto. On January 1, 1875, an arson attack on the Daikyoin caused confusion, with four Jodo Shinshu sects informally announcing their departure from the Daikyoin. On May 3, 1875, the Daikyoin was dissolved by the Ministry of Religious Education and was succeeded by the Shinto Secretariat and later Shinto Taikyo. See also * Shinto Secretariat * Shinto Taikyo * Kyodo Shoku * Sect Shinto Sect Shinto () refers to several independent organized Shinto groups that were excluded by law in 1882 from government-run State Shinto. These independ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinto Taikyo
Shintō Taikyō (神道大教), formerly called Shinto Honkyoku (神道本局), is a Japanese Shintoist organization, and was established by Meiji officials in 1873. It is recognized officially, and its headquarters are in Tokyo. It has many shrines, and Tenrikyo used to be under its jurisdiction. References See also *Izumo-taishakyo is a Japanese Shinto grouping. It was established by Takatomi Senge (1845–1918), the 80th head priest of Izumo-taisha in 1882, as one of the original thirteen sects of ''Kyoha Shintō Rengokai'' (Association of Sectarian Shinto), during the Me ... {{Authority control Shinto new religious movements Shinto in Tokyo Daikyoin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperial Court Research Institute
The was a central government organization for the training of the Shinto priesthood in Japan. It was established by the Meiji Government in 1882 as the successor organization to the Shinto Secretariat. Under pressure from the Occupation Policy by the postwar GHQ, it was dissolved in 1946. The Association of Shinto Shrines was established and merged the National Shinto Priesthood Association, Jingu-kyo, and Jingin into the same organization. Kokugakuin University Foundation (the predecessor of Kokugakuin University) was then established as a stand-alone corporation. Overview This school was opened as an institution to carry out the indoctrination of the Imperial Way to the masses as part of the religious policy of the Meiji era, when State Shinto was established. In 1890, the organization expanded the educational business and opened Kokugakuin. After its establishment, as part of its business, it began publishing the Imperial Lectures from 1889 (1889) February. In 1890 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1886
Events January–March * January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885. * January 5– 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson's novella ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is published in New York and London. * January 16 – A resolution is passed in the German Parliament to condemn the Prussian deportations, the politically motivated mass expulsion of ethnic Poles and Jews from Prussia, initiated by Otto von Bismarck. * January 18 – Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. * January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen (built in 1885). * February 6– 9 – Seattle riot of 1886: Anti-Chinese sentiments result in riots in Seattle, Washington. * February 8 – The West End Riots following a popular meeting in Trafalgar Square, London. * Febru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinto
Shinto () is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes call its practitioners ''Shintoists'', although adherents rarely use that term themselves. There is no central authority in control of Shinto, with much diversity of belief and practice evident among practitioners. A polytheistic and animistic religion, Shinto revolves around supernatural entities called the . The are believed to inhabit all things, including forces of nature and prominent landscape locations. The are worshiped at household shrines, family shrines, and ''jinja'' public shrines. The latter are staffed by priests, known as , who oversee offerings of food and drink to the specific enshrined at that location. This is done to cultivate harmony between humans and and to solicit the latter's blessing. Other common rituals include the dances, rites of pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meiji Restoration
The , referred to at the time as the , and also known as the Meiji Renovation, Revolution, Regeneration, Reform, or Renewal, was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ruling emperors before the Meiji Restoration, the events restored practical abilities and consolidated the political system under the Emperor of Japan. The goals of the restored government were expressed by the new emperor in the Charter Oath. The Restoration led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure and spanned both the late Edo period (often called the Bakumatsu) and the beginning of the Meiji era, during which time Japan rapidly industrialized and adopted Western ideas and production methods. Foreign influence The Japanese knew they were behind the Western powers when US Commodore Matthew C. Perry came to Japan in 1853 in large warships with armaments and technology that far outclassed those of Japan, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dormitory
A dormitory (originated from the Latin word ''dormitorium'', often abbreviated to dorm) is a building primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people such as boarding school, high school, college or university students. In some countries, it can also refer to a room containing several beds accommodating people. Terminology Dorm and residence hall The terms "dorm" is often used in the US. However, within the residence life community, the official term "residence hall" is preferred. According to the University of Oregon, their facilities "provide not just a place to sleep, but also opportunities for personal and educational growth. Highly trained Residence Life staff and Hall Government officers support this objective by creating engaging activities and programs in each hall or complex." In the UK, the preferred term in the context of student housing is "halls," short for "halls of residence." In English-speaking Canada, the common term i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sect Shinto
Sect Shinto () refers to several independent organized Shinto groups that were excluded by law in 1882 from government-run State Shinto. These independent groups may have more developed belief systems than mainstream Shrine Shinto which focuses more on rituals. Starting in the late Edo period, Sect Shinto became established in the Meiji era, after the Meiji Restoration. One denomination ( Jingu-kyo, affiliated with the Ise Jingu Shrine) left during the war, and the final group (before the war) consisted of 13 denominations, which were once also referred to as the 13 Shinto schools. In a broad sense, it includes " Oomoto" which newly joined the "Sect Shinto Federation" after the war. (After the war, "Oomoto" newly joined the "Sect Shinto Federation," while " Tenrikyo" and "Shinto Taiseikyo" left, so that the number of denominations belonging to the "Sect Shinto Federation" is currently 12.) In contrast, to shrine Shinto, which is an aggregation of various shrines and customary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Religious Education
The was a central government organization of the Empire of Japan established under the Daijō-kan system in the early Meiji period for the purpose of national indoctrination through religion control. Outline In 1872 April 21, the Ministry of Shinto was reorganized. Ministry of Popular Affairs, and established by merging the Minbusho Shakaiji Kake. Following the failure of the national teaching based on Shinto and Confucianism by the Evangelism Bureau established within the Shinto priesthood, the largest religious force of the time, Buddhism, especially Jodo Shinshu, which was the largest religious force at the time. While implementing modern religious policies such as the lifting of the prohibition of Christianity and the lifting of Woman's Boundary in shrines and temples, the Divine Councilor was unable to achieve the national indoctrination that was required by the Interlocutors. In order to realize national indoctrination, which the Divinities was unable to achieve, a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Arisugawa Takahito
was the eighth head of the house, one of the ''shinnōke'' branches of the Imperial Family of Japan, which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne in the event that the main line should die out. Family *Father: Prince Arisugawa Tsunahito *Mother: Toshima Katsuko *Wife: Nijō Hiroko (二条広子) *Concubine: Yuko Saeko (佐伯祐子) **1st Son: Prince Arisugawa Taruhito ( 有栖川宮熾仁親王, 17 March 1835 – 15 January 1895) **2nd Daughter: Princess Somemiya (染宮王; 1836 –1843） **2nd Son: Prince Kakumiya ( 洁宮王; 1838 –1843) ** *Concubine: Chiyo Yamanishi (山西千世) **1st Daughter: Itonomiya Takako (1835–1856) adopted by Tokugawa Ieyoshi **3rd Son: Prince Nagamiya (長宮王;1840–1843) *Concubine: Noriko Mori (森則子) **3rd Daughter: Princess Noriko (宜子女王; 1851– 1895） **4th Daughter: Princess Arisugawa Toshiko (貞愛親王妃利子女王; 1858 - 1927) **4th Son: Prince Arisugawa Takehito (有栖川宮威仁親王 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inaba Masakuni
was a Japanese ''daimyō'' of the late-Edo period.Meyer, Eva-Maria"Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit". Universität Tübingen (in German). In the Edo period, the Makino were identified as one of the '' fudai'' or insider ''daimyō'' clans which were hereditary vassals or allies of the Tokugawa clan, in contrast with the '' tozama'' or outsider clans.Appert, Georges. (1888) ''Ancien Japon'', p. 67./ref> Inaba clan genealogy The ''fudai'' Inaba clan originated in Mino Province. They claim descent from Kōno Michitaka (d. 1374),Papinot, Jacques. (2003)''Nobiliare du Japon'' -- Inaba, p. 15 Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon.'' (in French/German). who claimed descent from Emperor Kammu (736–805). Masakuni was part of the cadet branch of the Inaba which was created in 1588. This branch is descended from Inaba Masanari, who fought in the armies of Nobunaga and then Hideyoshi. In 1619, Masanari was granted the ''h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
