After the Meiji period, the top position of theTendai sect returned to Mt. Hiei; however, for the convenience of counting the positions before and after the Edo period (from the Nara period to modern age), it was called 'Tendai-zasu' although in actuality it was different from the Edo period.
明治以降、天台宗のトップの座は比叡山に戻り、江戸時代以前と以後（奈良時代から現代まで）を通算する都合上「天台座主」と称するが、江戸時代の実情とは異なる。