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Buddhism. And the Shingon sect still practices the cult to-day. Denkyō Daishi, the founder of the Tendai sect, was likewise captivated by it and incorporated it into his belief. Lastly, the Nichiren sect learned the art and indulges in it now more than either of the other two.
We thus find at the present time among the professors of the cult some Shintōists, some Ryōbuists, and some Buddhists; each faith claiming it stoutly for its own.
