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Translator's note.
Throughout the law different
words are used in the Japanese text to distinguish
between a Buddhist sect and a Shinto sect; the regulations of a Buddhist or Shinto sect respectively and those of
a denomination, temple or church; and the believers of
a Buddhist or Shinto sect respectively and those of a
denomination, temple or church. In the translation,
however, for the sake of simplicity, the word "sect" has
in many cases been used to denote either a Buddhist or
Shinto sect; and the words "regulations"
and "believers"
have been used throughout as applying to all the different
bodies provided for by the law.