In this story, huge cloud was Buddha, the rain was teachings, short grass was human beings and heavenly gods, middle grass was Nijo (two vehicles) of Shomon and Engaku, high grass was Bosatsu who has gone through the Nijo teachings, short tree was Bosatsu who had understood the Daijo (Mahayana Buddhism) teachings and tall tree was Bosatsu who had understood the esoteric point of Daijo teachings.
この説話の大雲とは仏で、雨とは教え、小草とは人間や天上の神々、中草とは声聞・縁覚の二乗、上草とは二乗の教えを通過した菩薩、小樹とは大乗の教えを理解した菩薩、大樹とは大乗の教えの奥義を理解した菩薩である。