He considered that 'the independence from the nation' and 'the relief of the individual' were the most important factors of Kamakura New Buddhism, and these two factors made them possible to change from the Buddhism for the court nobles to Kamakura New Buddhism, the Buddhism for the common people.
鎌倉新仏教の最も重要な要素を「国家からの自立」と「個人の救済」と捉え、この2つがあって初めて貴族仏教から脱却して民衆仏教としての鎌倉新仏教が成立したとする.。