In 1267, he handed over the position of chief priest to Gikai TETTSU, who was his disciple from the period of the Nihon Daruma Sect, but the conflict between two groups became intensified (Sandai Soron (third-generation differentiation)).
文永4年（1267年）4月、日本達磨宗時代からの法弟である徹通義介に住職を譲るが、両派の対立が激化（三代相論）する。