In the Kamakura period, with restoration of Hiden-in Temple by Eison and Ninsho, Hinin residents were organized under the Shingon Ritsu sect of Saidai-ji Temple (Nara City), some of Hinin travelled with monks of Ippen's Jishu sect of Buddhism.
鎌倉時代には叡尊や忍性による悲田院の再興をうけて西大寺(奈良市)真言律宗の元に組織化されたり、一遍の時宗とともに遊行するものもいた。