The former chief priests of Juhon-ji Temple (Higashiyama-ku Ward, Kyoto City), Kujo Juhon-ji Temple (Minami-ku Ward, Kyoto City) and Shufuku-ji Temple (Ide-cho, Tsuzuki-gun County) were excommunicated for violating sect regulations by denying 67th high priest Nikken Shonin's position as high priest.
住本寺（京都市東山区）・九条住本寺（京都市南区）・修福寺(井手町)（綴喜郡井手町）の元住職が、第67世法主日顕上人の法主としての地位を否定したため日蓮正宗の宗制宗規に違反して破門された。