How did the role of religion differ between feudal Japan and feudal Europe?

Japanese peasants were more religious than European serfs.
In Europe there was only one religion; in Japan there were two.
Japanese nobles and warriors did not pursue religious wars.
Buddhist abbots had more worldly power than Christian bishops.

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