The letter of appointment issued by Ashikaga Shogun Family to appoint the chief priest of Gozan-Jissetsu (five great Zen temples and ten important temples of Rinzai sect) was also called 'Kumon' or 'Kojo.'
また、足利将軍家が発給した五山十刹などの住持を任命（補任）する辞令を「公文」もしくは「公帖（こうじょう）」と呼んだ。