The truth is unknown, however, some people said that several students of Hirata's school had become interested in the theory of unworldly men which Sotetsu had been teaching, and had entered Sotetsu's school or respected him, so Tetsutane became worried about it and reacted.
一説によると一部の平田門下のものが、参澤の力説する神仙思想に魅せられて彼の主催する塾に入門したり、参澤を崇めるようになったからだとも言われているが詳細は藪の中であります。