Ryobu Shinto greatly influenced the development of Shinto theologies later on, and became the mainstream of Shugo Shinto theory in medieval times, generating many branches including Goryu and Sanrin.
両部神道はのちの神道説の展開に大きな影響をあたえ、中世には習合神道説の主流となって、御流、三輪などの多くの分流が生じた。