However, in sects (such as Hosso sect, Tendai sect, Shingon sect and so on) which monzeki (successor of a temple) was placed, petitioning the Emperor was performed through monzeki, and in small temples and shrines, it was done by the Yoshida family or the Shirakawa family.
ただし、門跡が置かれた宗派（法相宗・天台宗・真言宗など）では門跡経由で奏請が行われ、中小の神社は吉田家もしくは白川家が取り次ぎを行った。