(1) The Shinto version of the kitchen god is the , and the syncretic Buddhist version is the Kojin , a deity of the hearth enshrined in the kitchen .
(2) The syncretic Buddhist version of the kitchen is the kitchen god and the Shinto version is the Kojin , a deity of the herd anchored in the kitchen .

Do these two sentences mean the same thing?

Available options: a). no; b). yes;
a).