However, even if the theory of its creation is true, as "Nihonshoki" was compiled only 100 years after the time of Prince Shotoku, the volume can still be considered as an important historical document to grasp the early state on Buddhism.
ただし、創作説を採るとしても『日本書紀』成立は聖徳太子の時代から100しか経ておらず、初期国家の仏教観を知る上では貴重な史料である。