A similar story of Sutoku-in also appears in "Hosshin-shu (A Collection to Promote Religious Awakening)," "Koji-dan (An Episode of Old Accounts)," and "Senshu sho (A Collection of Tales)," and there is a strong possibility that there was a mutual influence among these works, including the oral transmission of tales.
この崇徳院説話については、類話が『発心集』『古事談』『撰集抄』にもみえており、口頭伝承なども含めて、影響を与えあった可能性が高い。