In medieval times, and after, it was especially valued in the Nichiren school of Buddhism and in the Hokke sect in Buddhism (Hokke Shinto), and was seen as the Hokekyo shugo no kami (Gohozenshin).
中世以降は特に日蓮宗・法華宗（法華神道）で重視され、法華経守護の神（護法善神）とされた。