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Meetings

The Meetings screen

Meetings are conversations that trigger on the battlefield between specific deities.

They will trigger immediately on deploying the involved members to the requisite map; there is no need to have the characters levelled or strengthened. Any meetings the player has previously unlocked can be replayed in the Meetings screen, displayed to the right.


1. The Mystery of Fugen Bosatsu's Beauty[]


2. The Relic at the North Honshu Border[]

Notes: Relic (霊場, lit. reijou) refers to places where objects connected to Buddhas or deities were discovered. Often, such places had temples or shrines built on them .

3. The Swamp Where Lotuses Bloom[]


4. Hidden Village of Demons[]

Notes: Akita Prefecture has strong ties to namahage demons. Festivals are still held where people dress up as those demons, sell souvenirs with a namahage theme, etc. These could be the demons Makora is talking about.

5. At the Foot of Matsuo Castle[]

Notes: Matsuo Castle was the residence of Sanada Yukitaka, the warlord being discussed above.

6. Shizuoka, Tea, and A Buddhist Monk[]

Notes: Shizuoka city is currently the main producer of tea in Japan. However, like the above conversation suggests, tea planting only started in Shizuoka when a monk named Shoichi Kokushi planted a few green tea seeds he had obtained from his trip to China.

7. Remembering the Battle of Yashima[]

Notes: The Fan's Target, (扇の的, lit Ougi no Mato) is a painting depicting a scene from Heike Monogatari, a battle between the Genji and Heike clans.

8. Memories of Enoshima[]


9. Competition between Devotees[]


10. The Strongest Warrior of the Warring States' Period[]


11. Between Old Friends[]


12. Amidst the Bustling City of Edo, on the Shrine-Road[]


13. The National Treasures of Aizu, the Yakushi Triad[]


14. Of Yakushi Nyorai and Grapes[]


15. In Search of a Worthy Opponent[]


16. A Rare Caprice[]


17. A Pilgrimage to Kumano and A Voyage to Fudaraku[]


Notes: A Pilgrimage to Kumano refers to a set route along the several mountains southern part of the Kii Peninsula where it was common to set out on a pilgrimage to honor the dieties and offer prayers. For more, see here.
A voyage to Fudaraku (fudaraku-tokai, lit. crossing the sea to Fudaraku) refers to the now-obsolete practice where a monk would seal himself in a boat with a lamp and a month's worth of food before having his boat be set out to sea. This was done when the monk reached an elderly age in the hopes that he would reach Fudaraku, Kannon's paradise or Pure Land. For more, see here.

18. Prince Umayado's Prayer[]


Notes: Prince Umayado, better-known today as Prince Shoutoku, was one of the driving forces who encouraged Buddhism's taking root in Japan. For more, see here.

19. Konpira-san[]


Notes: Konpira-san is a colloquial name that originates from Kumbhira / Kubira. It also refers to Kotohira shrine, a common spot for pilgrimage. For more, see here.

20. 成就の御礼は倍返しで[]


21. 和上の運んだ香り[]


22. 天空の聖地を訪ねて[]


23. 飲めば授かる文殊の知恵[]


24. 恵み豊かな常世の国[]


25. 日光を見ずして[]


26. 白き観音の裾野で[]


27. 秘められし御姿[]


28. A Thing of Beauty and Grace[]


29. 極楽浄土と山修行[]


30. 尊さを見出す無垢なる心[]


31. 鹿と馬と仁王[]


32. 牛乳の神ではなく[]


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