 The Hirata school had placed primacy on the kami Ōkuninushi, lord of the underworld, and Ame-no-Minakanushi, one of the three creator deities. By contrast, that view was eclipsed by the Shinto promoted by Takamasa and Bisei, who placed Amaterasu at the center of the pantheon, following the teachings of Motoori Norinaga and Aizawa Seishisai (1782–1863). Bisei worked as a high administrator of Shinto affairs for the Meiji state and served as the main administrator of the Great Promulgation Campaign (Taikyō senpu undō). From 1870 through 1884, this campaign aimed to develop a popular awareness and understanding of “Shinto”, and Bisei trained priests as national evangelists to proselytize a national doctrine. As a part of these efforts to develop Shinto as a state religion, Bisei contributed to the Unity of Religion and Politics (saisei itchi, lit. Unity of Rites and Political Rule) policy which presented the emperor as a sacred ruler who performed rituals as part of governance. Rather than articulate his ideas through writings, Bisei applied Kokugaku knowledge through renewed rites and policies of the court and state.