The rite is also performed in Nichiren Shoshu Sect (a school of Nichiren Buddhism based on the teachings of the 13th century Japanese monk, Nichiren Daishonin) in the form of a 'kiko-shiki' (a ground-breaking ceremony), which implies praying for safety in the construction through the purification of the land with the power of the principal image.
日蓮正宗でも「起工式」という形で行われ、本尊の力で土地を清め、工事の安全を祈願する意味合いがある。