Complex sentence: Though the term "shudo" first appears in 1485, it is preceded in the Japanese homosexual tradition by the love relationships between Buddhist bonzes and their acolytes, who were known as "chigo".
Split into simpler sentences: Though the term "shudo" first appears in 1485. It is preceded in the Japanese homosexual tradition by the love relationships between Buddhist bonzes and their acolytes, who were known as "chigo".