The was an organization under the Ministry of Religion in the Empire of Japan.
History It was founded in 1872 to train kyōdo shōku or religious teachers because the Missionary Office 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.
were established in each prefectural capital and were established in various cities.
On January 1, 1875, an arson attack on the Taikyo Institute caused confusion, with four Jōdo Shinshū sects informally announcing their departure from the Great Teaching Institute.
On May 3, 1875, the Taikyo Institute was dissolved by the Ministry of Religion and replaced with the Bureau of Shinto Affairs and later Shintō Taikyō.
Ame-no-Minakanushi was one of its patron deities, also known under the Buddhist name Myōken. See also
Bureau of Shinto Affairs Shintō Taikyō Kyodo Shoku Sect Shinto
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（文庫：1994年.ISBN 4886924603.）「教派神道に流れる古神道の本質」の章あり.
External links Shinto Taikyo (sect of Shinto)