When Shinran knew that Zenran was preaching such heterodoxy, he told Togoku-monto that he had never taught the secret and sent his letter to disown and excommunicate Zenran.
善鸞が異端を説いている事を知った親鸞は、秘事を伝授した事はないと東国門徒に伝え、善鸞に義絶状を送り、親子の縁を切り破門した。