1. The lay priest of Saimyo-ji indicates Hojo Tokiyori (1227–1263), the fifth regent of the Kamakura shogunate. He became regent in 1246, but relinquished the regency to Hojo Nagatoki and took holy orders under Doryu, a naturalized Zen priest from China, in 1256. As a lay priest he lived
at Saimyo-ji temple, which he had built, but he continued as the de facto ruler. He was called the lay priest of Saimyo-ji.
2. Yadoya Mitsunori, also known as the lay priest Yadoya, was a ranking official close to Hojo Tokiyori.
