It was suspected, therefore, for the activities and crack-down by the Government, that there may have been relation to, and influence on, the activities of Sangaikyo (Sanjiejao), a cult that dominated in the same period in China, and the crack-down by the Tang Dynasty Government.
そのため、それぞれに対して、同時代の中国で席捲していた三階教教団の活動と唐朝の弾圧との関連や影響関係が指摘されている。