As Nichiko from Chomyo-ji Temple could not answer the question about the letter 'Myo,' he was beaten by the crowd immediately after the debate, and the eight volumes of the sutra Hokkekyo they had carried were broken and thrown away.
宗論が終った直後、頂妙寺の日珖は「妙」の一字に答えられず、群集に打擲され、法華八巻は破り捨てられた。