Based on the tradition, Genji Kuyo was started in order to hold a memorial service for Murasaki Shikibu because she had authored a fictional story, the Tale of Genji, which could confuse readers, and fell into Hell after her death.
これに反する事になるとする当時の思想に由来する紫式部が源氏物語という人々を惑わす絵空事を描いたため死後地獄に落ちてしまったとする伝承をもとに紫式部を供養しようとした行動。