It is believed that Shingen aimed to warn other Daimyo or disperse their military forces by inciting religious forces or riots by becoming a member or partner of religious forces after he became a priest.
信玄は出家しこれ等宗教勢力の一員もしくは協力者ともいえる関係になることで、これ等の宗教勢力や一揆を扇動し、他の大名への牽制や戦力の分散をさせるといった狙いもあったとされる。