The contents of the series of the dispute were esoteric and they ranged widely such as Hokekyo in kyohanron (teaching theory), the legitimacy of Tendai-sandai-bu, the right and wrong of the interpretation of doctrines by the sentetsu (ancient wise men) in Tenjiku (India) and Cinasthana (China) and so on.
一連の論争の内容は難解で、一乗・三乗の権実のみならず、教判論における法華経や天台三大部の正当性、天竺・震旦の先哲による教義解釈の是非など広範囲に及ぶ。