ɪn fˈækt, bˈænzən wʌzðə fˈɜːst ɪn ɐ sˈɪɹiz ʌv nˈoʊɾəbəl nˈiːoʊkənfjˈuːʃiənˌɪsts hˌuː wʊd fˈaɪnd ðɛmsˈɛlvz kənfɹˈʌntɪŋ ðɪ ɪvˈɑːlvɪŋ kɹˈɪɾɪkəl pˈaʊɚz ʌvðə heɪˈæʃi klˈæn ʌv skˈɑːlɚz.
In fact, Banzan was the first in a series of notable neo-Confucianists who would find themselves confronting the evolving critical powers of the Hayashi clan of scholars.