Rules for 16 October 2003, Part 3
A rules digest from the L5R CCG rules team, copied from the mailing list archive for Oracle of the Void. The askers' names are left out. Rulings are as they stood on this date; later rulings, the rulebooks and the Rules Archive may differ.
Greetings,
Shrine of the Sun
Can I use Shrine of the Sun to end the effects of Welcome Home, Imperial Gift, Chrysantemun Festival etc[?]
No. See Rules Archive, General Rules, Effects: http://www.legendofthefiverings.com/rulings/#Effects
Rules for 16 October 2003, Part 2
Going by the what's printed on Sozen, he can't be destroyed unless you meet certain conditions.
Incorrect; the first option on Sorrow's Path nukes Sozen.
Sorrow's Path: "Destroy either one bowed or unbowed unit..."
Sozen's text: "This does not protect attached cards from effects that destroy this entire unit."
For part B, why is the effect sequential?
If you opt not to destroy the unit, you must destroy three cards (or as close to three as you can). In this case, you destroy two cards (simultaneously or consecutively, it doesn't matter). Traits are always on, so Sorrow's Path keeps "checking" if you've destroyed the three cards required. Sozen can now be destroyed, so he must be.