In this way Enryaku-ji temple had the military strength to match its influence, and also economic might that came from controlling the flow of goods, and was in a position to ignore the powerful figures of the time almost like an independent country.
このように、延暦寺はその権威に伴う武力があり、また物資の流通を握ることによる財力をも持っており、時の権力者を無視できる一種の独立国のような状態であった。