Does the premise 'The burden of his spiritual functions as high priest of Shinto and the tasks of administration led the emperor to welcome an early abdication, frequently to retire to a life of Buddhist meditation and scholarship.' naturally result in the hypothesis 'The emperor was exhausted by his religious and political obligation, and abdicated early.'
The burden of his spiritual functions as high priest of Shinto and the tasks of administration led the emperor to welcome an early abdication, frequently to retire to a life of Buddhist meditation and scholarship.###The emperor was exhausted by his religious and political obligation, and abdicated early.