From the end of the Tang to Godai (Five Dynasties) period, the Rinzai sect, which was based in Northern China, did not have a strong influence after Gigen's disciples Sansei Enen and Koke Zonsho.
唐末五代においては、華北に地盤を置いた臨済宗は、義玄の門弟三聖慧然、興化存奨以後、その宗風はさほど振るわなかった。