Moroie was subsequently unable to take an official post for close to half century, and spent his life in disappointment (he also failed in attempt to adopt his nephew, Dogen).
その後、半世紀近くも師家は官職に就く事が出来ずに失意の日々を過ごした（ちなみに師家は甥にあたる道元を養子に迎えようとして失敗している）。