Also, the tokyo-ken of each domain was recognized independently as long as they were not against the Bakufu laws and each sect's right to set their own sect rules as well as each temple's chikyo-ken were reserved without interruptions as long as they did not violate the Bakufu laws or domain's tokyo-ken (e.g. laws of Shingon sect Kongo-ji Temple, laws of Tendai sect Onjo-ji Temple).
また、幕府法に反しない限りにおいて藩独自の統教権が認められ、更にそれらに反しない限りにおいては引き続き宗派による宗法制定や個別寺院の治教権も認められていた（真言宗金剛寺定・天台宗園城寺定）。