In 1322, he was disowned by Kakunyo for the difference of opinions about kechimyaku keisho (Transmission of the Heritage; the secret transmission from the Great Master to only one disciple) of rusushiki and about the monto in the eastern Japan.
元亨2年（1322年）、留守職の血脈継承と東国門徒に対する意見の相違により、覚如に義絶される。