It was characterized by nenbutsu-zen which combined Zen of the Ming style and nenbutsu (Buddhist invocation), and was known by its sutra chanting being Bonbai (a song in Indian style) in the Ming style using music instruments.
明朝風の禅と念仏が一体化した念仏禅を特徴とし、読経が楽器を伴う明風の梵唄であることで知られる。