A topic from AEG's L5R CCG Rules forum, copied for Oracle of the Void from a copy of the forum saved in October 2015, so pages it didn't save are missing. Players' names are left out; the rules officials are named. Rulings are as they stood on these dates; later rulings, the rulebooks and the Rules Archive may differ.
A player, 19 March 2013
Temple of Divine Influence Limited: Any number of times per turn, bow this card and bow your performing Personality: Search your Dynasty deck for a different Experience level of that Personality. Regardless of which is the one in play, overlay the more Experienced version onto the lesser one. Permanently copy all abilities of the overlayed card onto the top card.
Doji Konishiko Crane Clan • Courtier • Experienced 7 • Loyal • Unique • Disciple • Kami • Thunder Konishiko may overlay any Crane Clan Courtier you control. Reaction: Once per game, after Konishiko enters play or overlays: Search your hand and discard pile for a Political Strategy. Konishiko permanently copies one of its Limited or Open abilities that does not itself copy abilities, and permanently give the copy the additional effect, "Bow Konishiko". Remove the Strategy from the game.
All of the DotE Thunders are Experienced 7 Personalities who "may overlay" any (or, like with Konishiko, mostly any) member of the appropriate clan. Does this interact constructively with Temple of Divine Influence? Specifically, if I have, in this case, a Crane Clan Courtier in play, can I use Temple of Divine Influence to fetch Konishiko? Conversely, if I have Konishiko in play, can I composite her with a Crane Clan Courtier of my choice?
Jon Palmer (rules official), 19 March 2013
Temple of Divine Influence Limited: Any number of times per turn, bow this card and bow your performing Personality: Search your Dynasty deck for a different Experience level of that Personality. Regardless of which is the one in play, overlay the more Experienced version onto the lesser one. Permanently copy all abilities of the overlayed card onto the top card.
Doji Konishiko Crane Clan • Courtier • Experienced 7 • Loyal • Unique • Disciple • Kami • Thunder Konishiko may overlay any Crane Clan Courtier you control. Reaction: Once per game, after Konishiko enters play or overlays: Search your hand and discard pile for a Political Strategy. Konishiko permanently copies one of its Limited or Open abilities that does not itself copy abilities, and permanently give the copy the additional effect, "Bow Konishiko". Remove the Strategy from the game.
All of the DotE Thunders are Experienced 7 Personalities who "may overlay" any (or, like with Konishiko, mostly any) member of the appropriate clan. Does this interact constructively with Temple of Divine Influence? Specifically, if I have, in this case, a Crane Clan Courtier in play, can I use Temple of Divine Influence to fetch Konishiko? Conversely, if I have Konishiko in play, can I composite her with a Crane Clan Courtier of my choice?
No. Konishiko is still just Konishiko, not a version of all courtiers you control. She merely has a trait that allows her to override the normal rules for overlay.