All the founders of new Buddhist sects during the Kamakura period (except Ippen) were trained at Mt. Hiei; indeed, with their belief that all living creatures could be saved, Mt. Hiei was the fertile ground that cultivated new offshoots of the Buddhist faith during the Kamakura period.
鎌倉新仏教の開祖たち（一遍を除く）は比叡山に学んでおり、比叡山は一切衆生の救済を説く鎌倉新仏教を生む母胎であった。