Because Gikai and Gien both belonged to the group of the Nihon Daruma sect, the conflict shouldn't be regarded merely as a conflict between the group under the direct lineage of Dogen and the group of the Nihon Daruma sect.
義介、義演は共に日本達磨宗の法系に属しており、対立は必ずしも道元直系派と日本達磨宗派の対立として割り切ることはできない。