There are also two other Buddhist religions I want to talk about, which were pending from previous Tinto Talks. For starters, let’s talk once again about Shintō. As mentioned in its own Tinto Talks, Shintō countries have the ability to Favor Buddhist Schools, and mentioned that that action gives them access to interact with the general Buddhist mechanics. That means that when performing this action, they will gain the same abilities related to the sects, with some costs associated with that:

They will thus be able to join the sects of Eastern Buddhism, although they can only join one, with some extra specifically Japanese sects:

As an extra note related to the Japanese sects, Jōdo Shinshū will also be created as an additional one during the course of the game.