Quote Originally Posted by awa View Post
keep in mind separating Shinto and Buddhism was something that didn't really happen till latter on most samurai would have been a mixture of the too becuase you didn't say im Shinto or im Buddhist you said this is the way the world functions as much as the sun rising and setting its just a fact of life.

Also if you don't want to use tom of battle the oriental samurai is not bad Compared to a fighter) its got a better will save and more skill points and all it loses is one feat.
Depends on the time period, really.

Honestly, I like the current arrangement (which is pretty near to your description). To my understanding, the default is for people to have Shinto ceremonies for birth, for coming-of-age, for marriage, and then have a Buddhist funeral. Shinto is seen as more about life and living, and Buddhism as more about the internal and the beyond.

I'm not Japanese and don't live in Japan though, so take that with a healthy grain of salt.