In Shobogenzo, written by Dogen, there is a criticism of nyonin kekkai in Japanese Buddhism as 'a laughing matter in Japan,' and Honen, Shinran and others were critical in their views of nyonin kekkai.
道元の正法眼蔵にも、日本仏教の女人結界を「日本国にひとつのわらひごとあり」と批判している箇所があり、法然や親鸞なども女人結界には批判的である。