To Won Gwang, viewing Silla as a true Buddha Land and under constant threat from the neighboring kingdoms of Baekje and Goguryeo, the defense of that land and a Buddhist piety were not at all contradictory.
Bagi Won Gwang, melihat Silla sebagai tanah Buddha yang sejati dan dibawah ancaman konstan dari kerajaan-kerajaan tetangganya Baekje dan Goguryeo, pertahanan wilayah itu dan kesalehan beragama Buddha sama sekali tidak bertentangan.