Because "Ikkyuu's Sayings" includes, in addition to IKKYUU's deeds, many characters and folk stories in which IKKYUU has been substituted for other monks, it cannot be called historically accurate.
『一休咄』は、一休の事績の他に、一休になぞらえた民間説話や登場人物を他の高僧から一休に置き換えた伝説が数多く含むため、史実とは言い難い。