Because of that, during the Pacific War the Ji sect cooperated with the government through various activities including organizing Jishu Hokokukai (Patriot Association of the Ji Sect) and establishing a branch temple of yugyo temple at Fengtian, Manchuria.
これに対し、太平洋戦争中は時宗報国会を組織し、満州の奉天に遊行寺別院を設けるなど協力した。