Kanazawa Persecution, which Nichiren Shoshu Sect suffered, was occurred because Myojyo-ji Temple of Mt. Kinei (later became honzan) in Hakui City, Ishikawa Prefecture, one of the Itchi School of Nichiren Sect, of which sohonzan was Kuon-ji Temple on Mt. Minobu, made a false report to Kaga clan, and later on it was found out that Myojyo-ji Temple of the Itchi School of Nichiren Sect feaced criminal charges by making false reports to be punished by being placed under house arrest.
なお、金沢法難は身延山久遠寺を総本山とする一致派日蓮宗の石川県羽咋市・金栄山妙成寺（後に本山）が、加賀藩に虚偽の答申をしたために日蓮正宗が被った法難で、後に一致派日蓮宗妙成寺は虚偽答申の犯罪行為が露見し閉門蟄居の刑を受けている。