The Butsu bosatsu drawn in the mandalas of the two realms, Vajradhatsu (Diamond realm) and Garbhadhatsu (Womb realm), were considered the true forms of Buddha, and god (Shinto) was interpreted as its manifested form.
この金剛界と胎蔵界の両部の曼陀羅に描かれた仏菩薩を本地とし、神(神道)をその垂迹として解釈した。