In medieval mythology, some of the gods in Kiki (The Kojiki and Nihon Shoki) are identified as or treated as equals to the deities in Buddhism based on the theory of Honjisuijyaku (gods are a manifestation of Buddha).
中世神話のなかでは本地垂迹説にもとづいて記紀の神々が仏教の尊格と同一視されたり、あるいは対等に渡り合っている。