With its doctrine that everyone can go to Heaven (Ojo jobutsu) only by trusting Nyorai's power (in other words, if acquiring true faith), Shinshu, compared to other sects, is free from many religious exercises and customs, and makes much of nenbutsu and Mombo (learning the teachings of Buddha) for Ho-on Shatoku (gratitude for kindness and virtue).
真宗は、ただ如来の働きにまかせて（すなわち真実の信心を獲得すれば）、全ての人は往生成仏することが出来るとする教えから、他の宗派と比べ多くの宗教儀式や習俗にとらわれず、報恩謝徳の念仏と聞法を大事にする。