Many temples, including those of the Shingon Sect and the Hokke Sect that had no relation to bon toro at all, could not help allowing the visitors to bring bon toro, because the visitors brought their bon toro to graves quite casually.
真言宗や法華宗の寺など、全く盆燈籠とは関係のない宗派であったにもかかわらず、参拝者が当然のように燈籠を持って押しかけるので、事後承諾的に盆燈籠を認めるようになった寺も多い。