In the Northern Sung, when the Zen masters such as Funyo Zensho, Koe Genren (広慧元漣) and Sekimon Unso who were disciples of Shuzan Shonen, a disciple of Ensho, appeared one after another, it came to flourish.
北宋代になって、延沼の弟子の首山省念門下の汾陽善昭、広慧元漣、石門蘊聡といった禅匠が輩出して、一気に宗風が振るうようになった。