Furthermore, there remains little specific evidence for a view that Dokyo had actually sought the imperial throne, which was however, quoted as being proved at the time of his demotion transfer, and the plot of the oracle of Usa-jingu Shrine (also known as Usa-hachiman Shrine) was not adopted as a specific evidence.
また、道鏡が皇位を狙っていたと言う具体的な証拠も乏しく、左遷の時の理由に挙がってはいるものの、宇佐八幡神託事件などがあるにも関わらず、具体的な証拠として採用されていない。