Izumo Oyashirokyo

Japanese: 出雲大社教 - いずもおおやしろきょう
Izumo Oyashirokyo

A Shinto sect. One of the thirteen Shinto sects of the old Shinto sect. It began in January 1873 (Meiji 6) when Senge Takatomi organized the Izumo Taisha Keishinko based on the ancient faith in Izumo Taisha under the religious policy of the Meiji government. In September of the same year, it was renamed Izumo Church, and in 1876, Izumo Taisha Church. In May 1882, it became independent from the Shinto Secretariat as the Shinto Taisha sect, and in November of the same year, it was renamed Shinto Taishakyo. After World War II, it was renamed Izumo Taishakyo in 1946 (Showa 21), and again Izumo Taishakyo in 1951, and has remained so to this day.

The religion worships Okuninushi-no-Kami as its chief deity, and the Three Creator Gods (Ame-no-Minakanushi-no-Kami, Takamimusubi-no-Kami, Kamimusubi-no-Kami), Amaterasu-Omikami, and Ubusunagami. The founder of the religion is said to be the mythical figure Amenohohi-no-Mikoto, but in reality, it was Senge Takafuku, who organized the sect. His works, "Kyoi Daiyo," "Daido Yogi," and "Daido Mondo," are considered to be its scriptures.

Its teachings preach the principle of the unity of the visible and the invisible, and aim to bring happiness in the visible world and glory in the invisible world, but in reality they are inseparable from faith in Izumo Taisha. Some of the churches belonging to the sect are quite independent, and their activities are diverse. It has followers mainly in the Chugoku, Shikoku, and Kyushu regions. Its headquarters are in Taisha-cho, Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture. There are 227 churches, 8,297 teachers, and 1,259,313 followers (Religious Yearbook, 2005 edition).

[Junko Inoue]

[Reference items] | Izumo Taisha | Sect Shinto | Shinto | Senke Sonpuku

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

神道(しんとう)教団。旧教派神道の神道十三派の一つ。明治政府の宗教政策のもとで1873年(明治6)1月千家尊福(せんげたかとみ)が出雲大社(たいしゃ)に対する古来の信仰をもとに、出雲大社敬神講(おおやしろけいしんこう)を組織したのに始まる。同年9月に出雲教会、76年に出雲大社(おおやしろ)教会と改称。82年5月神道大社(たいしゃ)派として神道事務局より独立、同年11月に神道大社(たいしゃ)教と改称した。第二次世界大戦後の1946年(昭和21)に出雲大社(たいしゃ)教、さらに51年に出雲大社(おおやしろ)教と改称して現在に至る。

 大国主神(おおくにぬしのかみ)を主神とし、造化三神(ぞうかのさんしん)(天御中主神(あめのみなかぬしのかみ)、高皇産霊神(たかみむすびのかみ)、神皇産霊神(かみむすびのかみ))、天照大御神(あまてらすおおみかみ)、産土神(うぶすながみ)を崇拝対象としている。教祖は神話的存在である天穂日命(あめのほひのみこと)とされているが、実質的には教団を組織した千家尊福がその位置にある。彼の著した『教旨大要』『大道要義』『大道問答』などが教典とされている。

 その教えは、顕幽一貫の理を説き、顕界における幸福と幽界における栄光を目的とするが、実際は出雲大社(たいしゃ)信仰と不可分である。また教団所属の教会のなかにはかなり独立性を有するものがあり、それらの活動内容は多岐にわたっている。主として中国、四国、九州の各地方に信者をもつ。本部は島根県出雲市大社(たいしゃ)町。教会数227、教師数8297、信者数125万9313(『宗教年鑑』平成17年版)。

[井上順孝]

[参照項目] | 出雲大社 | 教派神道 | 神道 | 千家尊福

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