photo: me and a Zen monk bowing to each other in mutual respect Rennyo Shonin said,
"Within our tradition there must be no slandering of other teachings and sects. As the teachings were all given by Shakyamuni during his life time, they should be fruitful if they are practiced just as they were expounded. In this last Dharma age, however, people like ourselves are not equal to the teachings of the various sects of the Path of Sages; therefore, we simply do not rely on them or entrust ourselves to them”.
Thus, respect but not follow is the golden rule in our relation, as Jodo Shinshu followers, with other Buddhist schools.