# Taikyo Proclamation > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Taikyo_Proclamation > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Taikyo_Proclamation.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taikyo_Proclamation > Source revision: 1290368706 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Proclamation by the Japanese Emperor This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Find sources: "Taikyo Proclamation" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article has an unclear citation style. The references used may be made clearer with a different or consistent style of citation and footnoting. (February 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The **Proclamation of the Great Doctrine** (大教宣布, *Taikyō senpu*)[1] was issued in the name of [Emperor Meiji](/source/Emperor_Meiji) on January 3, 1870 (February 3).[2][3][4][1] It declared [Shinto](/source/Shinto) (the "way of the gods") as the guiding principle of the state.[4] The concept of [Divinity](/source/Divinity) was placed on the [Emperor](/source/Emperor_of_Japan), and [Shinto](/source/Shinto) become designated as the [state religion](/source/State_religion) of the [Japanese Empire](/source/Empire_of_Japan), which was designated as a state with "[unity of religion and rule](/source/Unity_of_religion_and_rule)". ## Commentary After the [Meiji Restoration](/source/Meiji_Restoration), the theory of unification of ritual and government increased, centering on [Kokugaku](/source/Kokugaku) scholars of the [Hirata Atsutane](/source/Hirata_Atsutane) school, which dedicated itself to the restoration of Shinto, and on July 8, 1869, a [Missionary Office](/source/Missionary_Office) was established within the [Department of Divinities](/source/Department_of_Divinities). The Missionary Office was established, and [Nakayama Tadayasu](/source/Nakayama_Tadayasu) was appointed as the missionary director and Fukuha Yoshishige as the vice-director. Fukuha served as [Ministry of Divinities](/source/Ministry_of_Divinities), the de facto chief executive officer after the Ministry of Divinities was renamed [Ministry of Divinities](/source/Ministry_of_Shinto). This was followed by the issuance of an imperial decree in the name of the [Emperor Meiji](/source/Emperor_Meiji) of the time, which set forth the principle of "clarifying the doctrine of jikkyo and proclaiming the way of godliness. In direct opposition to [Christianity](/source/Christianity), it proposed the promotion of Shinto and national protection through Missionary Offices. However, the confusion caused by the [movement to abolish Buddhism](/source/Haibutsu_kishaku), the conflict with the [Confucian](/source/Confucian)-[Buddhist](/source/Buddhist) philosophy of the clans that still functioned as local governments, and the conflicts among national scholars within the Ministry of Divinities, combined with the demand from the west to stop the suppression of Christianity, led to the continued sluggish movement toward Shinto nationalization The establishment of the [Ministry of Religion](/source/Ministry_of_Religion_(Japan)) on March 14, 1872 (April 21, 1872), the separation of [Miyanaka rituals](/source/Miyanaka_ritual), and the abolition of [Missionary Office](/source/Missionary_Office) forced a review of the Taikyo Mission, and the [Taikyo Institute](/source/Great_Teaching_Institute), which aimed to rebuild and strengthen the line of the Taikyo Mission, was established the following year. The following year, the [Taikyo Institute](/source/Daikyoin) was established with the aim of rebuilding and strengthening the line of the Taikyo Mission. ## Three Great Teachings In the proclamation, there was a promotion of three great teachings: 1. Respect for the gods, love of country;[5][6] 1. Making clear the principles of Heaven and the Way of Man;[5][6] 1. Reverence for the emperor and obedience to the will of the court.[5][6] These are still kept by [Shintō Taikyō](/source/Shint%C5%8D_Taiky%C5%8D).[6] The "Taikyo" is the same as the "Great Teachings" of the [Great Teaching Institute](/source/Great_Teaching_Institute), and the Taikyo of [Shintō Taikyō](/source/Shint%C5%8D_Taiky%C5%8D). ## See also - [Kyodo Shoku](/source/Kyodo_Shoku) - [Missionary Office](/source/Missionary_Office) - [Shendao Shejiao](/source/Shendao_Shejiao) - [Unity of religion and rule](/source/Unity_of_religion_and_rule) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-www2kokugakuinacjp-2023a_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-www2kokugakuinacjp-2023a_1-1) ["Glossary of Shinto Names and Terms: T"](https://www2.kokugakuin.ac.jp/ijcc/wp/glossary/def_T.html#taikyo_sempu). *www2.kokugakuin.ac.jp*. Retrieved 2023-03-10. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** 安丸良夫・宮地正人編『日本近代思想大系5 宗教と国家』431ページ 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** 『[歴代の詔勅](https://dl.ndl.go.jp/info:ndljp/pid/1110074/38)』 p.66 河野省三 内閣印刷局、1940年（国立国会図書館） 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wwwcourtsgojp-1971a_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wwwcourtsgojp-1971a_4-1) ["Details of 1971 (Gyo-Tsu) 69 | Judgments of the Supreme Court"](https://www.courts.go.jp/app/hanrei_en/detail?id=51). *www.courts.go.jp*. Retrieved 2023-03-10. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wwwphiltaracuk-2023a_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wwwphiltaracuk-2023a_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-wwwphiltaracuk-2023a_5-2) ["Taikyo"](http://www.philtar.ac.uk/encyclopedia/shinto/taikyo.html). *www.philtar.ac.uk*. Retrieved 2023-03-11. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-inoue-2002a_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-inoue-2002a_6-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-inoue-2002a_6-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-inoue-2002a_6-3) Inoue, Nobutaka; Teeuwen, Mark (2002). ["The Formation of Sect Shinto in Modernizing Japan"](https://www.jstor.org/stable/30233729). *Japanese Journal of Religious Studies*. **29** (3/4): 405–427. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0304-1042](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0304-1042). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [30233729](https://www.jstor.org/stable/30233729). v t e State Shinto Organizations Department of Divinities Ministry of Divinities Missionary Office Ministry of Religion Kyodo Shoku Taikyo Institute Bureau of Shinto Affairs Bureau of Shrines and Temples Home Ministry Institute of Japanese Classics Research National Association of Shinto Priests Bureau of Shrines Bureau of Religions Institute of Divinities Jingu-kyo Kokugakuin University Concepts Unity of religion and rule Haibutsu kishaku Secular Shrine Theory Yasukuni Shrine Shōkonsha Imperial cult Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines Events Taikyo Proclamation Shinbutsu bunri Shrine Consolidation Policy Religious Organizations Law Shrine Parishioner Registration Humanity Declaration Shinto Directive Successor organizations Association of Shinto Shrines Kokugakuin University Shinto Taikyo Yasukuni Shrine Gokoku Shrines Shrine Shinto Predecessors Kokugaku Fukko Shinto --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Taikyo Proclamation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taikyo_Proclamation) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taikyo_Proclamation?action=history)). 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