Thanks to the above, the theory that Jizo Bosatsu was the honji of Enma (although it is conceivable that the theory claiming that 'Jizo is Enma Daimao (Great Satan)') was derived from this fact, although the details aren't known; however, not only did faith in Jizo spread but faith in Juo did as well.
これにより閻魔の本地が地蔵菩薩であるといわれ（ここから、一部で言われている「地蔵様閻魔大魔王」の説が派生したと考えられるが、詳細は不明である）、地蔵のみならず十王信仰も普及するようになった。