In Japan, as is evident in the confrontation between the Mononobe clan and the Soga clan during the Nara era, there has been a dividing line between Shinto and Buddhism since it was officially introduced to Japan.
日本では、仏教公伝により、奈良時代の物部氏と蘇我氏の対立を見るまでもなく、相互には隔たりがあった。