Furthermore, there were disciples who cut their ties with the head temple during periods of suppression, such as the Kayakabe-kyo Religion, and went on the independent path by fusing with Shinto and Shugendo (Japanese mountain asceticism-shamanism incorporating Shinto and Buddhist concepts).
またいわゆるカヤカベ教のように、弾圧の中で本願寺とのつながりを絶ち、神道や修験道と習合して独自の道を歩む門徒もいた。