Under this movement, syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism was abolished, use of Buddhist statues for shintai (an object for worship housed in Shinto shrines) was prohibited and other Buddhism-like elements were dispelled from shrines. |
神仏習合の廃止、神体に仏像の使用禁止、神社から仏教的要素の払拭などが行われた。 |