However, it is considered appropriate that heikyoku was generated under the influence of shomyo (chanting of Buddhist hymns) by the Ohara School of the Tendai Sect, considering the musical scales and the way the music was composed for heikyoku.
しかし、平曲の音階・譜割から、天台宗大原流の声明の影響下に発生したものと考える説が妥当と判断される。