Nisshin began street preaching at Ichijo Modori-bashi Bridge in Kyoto (1427), however, other sects, including Enryaku-ji Temple on Mt. Hiei and the Rinzai Sect, embraced by the shogunate family severely oppressed his activities.
日親は京都一条戻橋で辻説法をはじめたが（1427）、比叡山延暦寺や将軍家の帰依を受けていた臨済宗などの他宗派から激しい弾圧を受けた。