Some argue that if this theory was true, "kanji" (state-sponsored temples) other than kandaiji and kokubunji would be considered jogakuji without exception, and it would become impossible to think of jogakuji as special.
→これに対して、官大寺や国分寺以外の官寺が全て定額寺となってしまい、定額寺の特殊性を見出せなくなるという反論がある。