Which statement BEST describes the Japanese attitudes towards religion in the First Millennia CE?
Coming from China, Buddhism conflicted with Japanese values and culture.
Both Shinto and Buddhism were practiced widely, often by the same
people.
Shinto was followed mainly by the elite, while peasants flocked to
Buddhism.
Buddhism was practiced only in the west where missionaries from China
had settled.

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it is a : ) always outside of government control

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