Warriors of the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) including Tokimune had faith in him, which exerted psychological influence on the policies around the time of the Koan War in 1281.
時宗を始め、鎌倉武士の信仰を受け、1281年(弘安4)弘安の役前後の政策に精神的影響を与える。