Traditionally the bakufu did not get involved in conflicts relating to creed and religious doctrine, but in this case, a disturbance was developped bigger as a group of believers of the sect were to come to the head temple, the matter was brought before the Magistrate of Temples and Shrines. 幕府当局は各教団の宗旨や教義をめぐる争論には介入を控えるのが通例であったが、本件では一部信者が本山に集団で詰め掛けようとするなど穏当ならざる騒ぎになったため、事案が寺社奉行にもちこまれたわけである。 |