Bai Tieyu utilized Jātaka Faith (佛本生信仰) to rebel, which makes it different from the rebellions that used Faith of Maitreya (弥勒信仰). Bai Tieyu called himself Lord of Moon Light or Lord of Light. Both Lord of Moon Light and Lord of Light are incarnations of Buddha in the real world in Xianyujing (賢愚经). Liu Sahe, considering himself the representative of Buddha, was the God of Jihu nationality, and his name Suhesheng was also from Xianyujing. So Bai took advantage of the influences of both Xianyujing and Liu, thus depicting an ideal vision to his adherents.
