Under such circumstances, Dohaku and others asserted that only menju shiho of isshi-insho (a rule whereby a priest who received menju from his mentor priest shall not change his mentor priest during his whole life) (nin-po), which the founder Dogen valued, should be regarded as legitimate.
これに対し、道白らは宗祖道元が尊重した一師印証の面授嗣法（人法）のみを正統とするべきであると訴えた。