In Yoshida Shinto, which was influenced by this, Kuninotokotachi no Kami was considered the same god as Ame no Minakanushi no Kami, and was positioned as Daigen-sonshin (root god of the universe).
その影響を受けている吉田神道では、国之常立神を天之御中主神と同一神とし、大元尊神（宇宙の根源の神）に位置附けた。