The problem of choosing a successor arose again, but there was no right person in the conservative group so, based on the wish of Ejo, Gikai was reappointed in Eihei-ji Temple.
再び後任問題が持ち上がるが保守派からは人を得ず、懐奘の遺志により義介が再び永平寺に入ることとなった。