sec uted ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁T end ai ▁school . ▁Ej ō ▁is ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁prominent ▁student ▁under ▁K ak uan , ▁but ▁his ▁time ▁there ▁was ▁cut ▁short ▁in ▁ 1 2 2 8 ▁when ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁T end ai ▁temple ▁K ō fu ku - ji ▁in ▁N ara ▁burn ed ▁down ▁the ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁Dar uma ▁school ▁temple ▁complex , ▁seem ingly ▁in ▁response ▁the ▁perce ived ▁threat ▁pos ed ▁by ▁its ▁new ▁teach ings ; ▁the ▁students ▁were ▁thus ▁forced ▁to ▁dis per se . ▁ ▁First ▁enc oun ters ▁with ▁D ō gen ▁After ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁K ak uan ' s ▁group ▁in ▁T ō nom ine , ▁K oun ▁Ej ō ▁returned ▁to ▁Ky oto . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁visit ▁in ▁ 1 2 2 8 ▁that ▁Ej ō ▁met ▁D ō gen ▁at ▁Kenn in - ji , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁studying ▁under ▁E is ai ▁after ▁his ▁return ▁from ▁China . ▁Ej ō ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁prompt ed ▁to ▁visit ▁following ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁D ō gen ' s ▁first ▁work , ▁F uk anz az eng i . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Den k ō ro ku , ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁discussed ▁their ▁respective ▁experiences ▁with ▁Z en ▁at ▁length . ▁While ▁they ▁initially ▁agreed ▁on ▁their ▁shared ▁ins ights , ▁at ▁some ▁point ▁the ▁two ▁began ▁to ▁disag ree . ▁Ult imately , ▁Ej ō ▁felt ▁convinced ▁that ▁D ō gen ' s ▁accounts