| Ejo, on one hand, faithfully complied with the relic of Dogen, but on the other hand he constructed the cathedral and established the rules of Eihei-ji Temple, sending Gikai TETTSU, his priestly nephew, to Sung to collect research and documents in 1262. |
懐奘は道元の遺風を忠実に守る一方で永平寺の伽藍、規矩の整備に着手し、法甥にあたる徹通義介を弘長2年（1262年）に宋に派遣し調査、資料の将来にあたらせている。 |