But in Japan, even though there were conflicts, Buddhism and Shinto, which were traditional religions, coexisted together, lowering people's views of Buddhism being against Confucianism, even though they had taken in the teaching of Confucianism.
だが、日本においては、一部に摩擦を抱えながらも仏教と伝統宗教である神道の共存が確立しており、儒教を受容しながらもこれを仏教と相反するとする意識は高くなかった。