▁few ▁days ▁after ▁his ▁arrival ▁there ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁August , ▁leaving ▁Ej ō ▁as ▁the ▁sole ▁leader ▁of ▁E ihe i - ji . ▁Ej ō ' s ▁first ▁act ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁pag oda ▁built ▁in ▁D ō gen ' s ▁honour . ▁ ▁Ej ō ' s ▁ten ure ▁as ▁ab bot ▁attempted ▁to ▁keep ▁things ▁at ▁E ihe i - ji ▁as ▁they ▁were . ▁Unfortunately , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁gift ed ▁with ▁D ō gen ' s ▁keen ▁leadership ▁ab ilities , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁most ▁trouble ▁with ▁his ▁former ▁fellow ▁students ▁of ▁the ▁Dar um ash ū , ▁who ▁saw ▁him ▁as ▁an ▁equal ▁and ▁not ▁an ▁authority ▁figure . ▁Problem s ▁also ▁arose ▁with ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁a ▁successor . ▁D ō gen ▁had ▁clearly ▁considered ▁T et ts ū ▁G ikai ▁a ▁pre em inent ▁dis ci ple , ▁which ▁Ej ō ▁well ▁knew . ▁However , ▁he ▁dis lik ed ▁G ikai ' s ▁desire ▁to ▁re int rodu ce ▁aspects ▁of ▁Dar um ash ū ▁practice ▁that ▁D ō gen ▁had ▁rejected , ▁and ▁D ō gen ▁himself ▁had ▁commented ▁on ▁his ▁lack ▁of ▁comp ass ion ▁in ▁his ▁interactions ▁with ▁other ▁mon ks . ▁Non eth eless , ▁Ej ō ▁formally ▁made ▁G ikai ▁his ▁he ir ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 2 5 6 ▁after ▁making ▁him ▁agree ▁to ▁u ph old ▁D ō gen ' s ▁teach ings ▁above ▁all ▁else . ▁After ▁this , ▁Ej ō ▁sent