Therefore, KIYOHARA no Edakata (a Confucian scholar) was chosen to attend the discussion, where Hisahide employed judges that were Tomoteru TAKAYAMA and Tadamasa YUKI (the Governor of Yamashiro Province), both having a detailed knowledge of the Buddhism.
そこで清原枝賢に議論をさせることにし、仏教に造詣の深い高山友照と結城忠正（山城守）の二人を討論の審査役とした。