To see that the domain would not accept his claim, Kakurin went up to Kyoto and lobbied the Kaninnomiya family to get Kanman-ji Temple designated as an oratory, and promoted the opposition campaign backed by the authority of the Imperial Court.
藩が自分の主張を受け入れないとみた覚林は京に赴き、閑院宮家を動かし、蚶満寺を祈祷所としてもらい、朝廷の権威を背景に反対運動を展開した。