Although Nyojo was a monk of Shorei-in Temple, which was the main temple of Hongan-ji Temple, he had a conflict with the chief priest, Gien, after Gien returned to secular life and became Yoshimichi ASHIKAGA, the sixth seii taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the barbarians") of the Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), Nyojo was chased by the opposition and wandered from place to place, but finally he went to Zuisen-ji Temple (Nanto City) of Etchu Province and then settled into Kaga Province.
如乗はかつては本願寺の本寺である青蓮院の僧であったが、門主の義円と張り合っていたため、義円が還俗して室町幕府第6代征夷大将軍足利義教となると、追われる身となって各地を流浪した末に越中国瑞泉寺(南砺市)を経て加賀に落ち着いたのであった。