Syncretism of Kami and Buddha – Hongaku – Summary of the Noble Eightfold Path

The Syncretism of Kami and Buddha – Hongaku – Summary of the Noble Eightfold Path (神仏習合 本覺 概要八正道, Shinbutsu-Shūgō – Hongaku – Gaiyō Hasshōdō) is a technique that utilises Bacteria Release's power to forcibly suppress the of the target.

Influence
Shinbutsu-shūgō (神仏習合) is the syncretism of Buddhism and the Shinto belief system during the Asuka period up until the end of the Meiji period. While the two have since separated, the two have had a major influence on one another and remain inextricably linked, as seen with Buddhism's influence on Shinto conceptual vocabulary as well as the architecture of shrines.

Hongaku (本覺) is a view in Japanese Buddhism that states that all things, living or not possess an innate enlightenment, which also extends to ones own thoughts and actions.

The Noble Eightfold Path (八正道) are a path of practices from which one leads to the liberation of Samsara, the cycle of rebirth.