The 7th Homyo in the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan) was regarded as the restorer and established the system of Roku Betsuji (六別時制度) which selected the chief priest of Dainenbutsu-ji Temple.
南北朝時代(日本)の第七世法明が中興とされ、大念仏寺住職を選出する六別時制度を定めたとされる。