In terms of the technique of calligraphy, while Kukai's lines varied in size and ink volume as well as the speed of brush movement, making the lines all different, Saicho's was beautifully well-organized with the same type of lines and detailed attention throughout.
筆法に関しても、空海は文字の大小、線の肥痩、墨つぎ、運筆の緩急も変幻自在の筆跡であり、最澄のは、あくまで几帳面、筆速も均質、神経の行き届いた慎重な筆跡である。