| There was another theory that the Imperial Princess secretly loved Honen, since it was found out in recent years there was relationship between them, however there was no definite reason for the theory, as was the Teika theory. |
また近年法然とのあいだに消息の往来があったことが判明し、彼が密かな思慕の対象であったとする説もあるが、これも定家説同様に決定的な根拠は何一つないといっていい。 |