▁G ikai ▁on ▁a ▁pil gr image ▁of ▁Z en ▁tem ples ▁in ▁Japan , ▁which ▁G ikai ▁volunt arily ▁extended ▁to ▁include ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁China , ▁wh ence ▁he ▁returned ▁in ▁ 1 2 6 2 . ▁ ▁Start ▁of ▁sand ai ▁s ō ron ▁and ▁death ▁G ikai ' s ▁return ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁sand ai ▁s ō ron , ▁a ▁sch ism ▁that ▁would ▁split ▁D ō gen ' s ▁community ▁into ▁multiple ▁compet ing ▁fa ctions . ▁Because ▁G ikai ▁had ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁architecture ▁and ▁had ▁recorded ▁temple ▁constru ctions ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁China , ▁Ej ō ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁on going ▁building ▁projects ▁at ▁E ihe i - ji . ▁In ▁ 1 2 6 7 , ▁Ej ō ▁had ▁become ▁ill ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁ret ire ▁as ▁ab bot . ▁He ▁moved ▁out ▁of ▁E ihe i - ji ▁to ▁a ▁nearby ▁location , ▁but ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁the ▁t ō d ō i , ▁a ▁rank ▁for ▁retired ▁abb ots . ▁Two ▁mon ks , ▁B uss ō ▁and ▁D ō son , ▁are ▁even ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁att ained ▁en light en ment ▁under ▁him ▁during ▁his ▁stay ▁outside ▁the ▁temple . ▁At ▁any ▁rate , ▁his ▁health ▁had ▁improved ▁within ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁of ▁leaving ▁E ihe i - ji . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁G ikai ▁was ▁deeply ▁un pop ular ▁at ▁E ihe i - ji . ▁Despite ▁his