The author has previously made it clear that Hōnen 法然 （1133-1212） visited Nanto 南都 around the second year of Kao （1170） at the age of 38. In this study, the author discusses the period when Hōnen visited Keiga 景雅 （1103-1185） of the Kegon sect 華厳宗.

The author examines eight historical sources including the Shijūhachikan-den 四八巻伝 and the Daigohon Betsudenki 醍醐本別伝記. As a result, it becomes clear that Hōnen visited Keiga sometime after the first year of Kao at the age of 37. Ashobo Insai 阿性房印西 （c. 1120-c. 1195） introduced Hōnen to Keiga, who was a cousin of Insai. This made it possible for Hōnen to meet Keiga, who held the high rank Hokkyō 法橋.