日俄战争后，作为战胜国的日本积极扩张在亚洲尤其是在中国的影响力，日僧希望享有同西方传教士一样的传教权，向中国传输佛教。中国则对日僧在华传教权采取了谨慎强硬的态度，运用国际法，坚持认为根据条约规定，日僧不享有在华传教权。中日两国在光绪三十年(１９０４) 到光绪三十四年(１９０８)
之间就传教事，特别是日僧有无在华传教权的条约问题展开了激烈的争论，直到清帝退位(１９１２) 日本也没有取得在华传教权。

Japanhoped to enjoy the same missionary rights as Western countries and to spread Buddhismm China. Based on past experience，China took a more cautious and tough attitude on the Japanese monks’ missionary rights in China and insisted that under the provisions of the treaties Japanese monks did not have the relevant right to proselytize in China. From 1904 to 1908，China and Japan had a fierce debate on missionary affairs，especially on the rights of Japanese Buddhist Missionaries in China. time the Qing emperor abdicated(1912)，Japan had not gotten the right to send missionaries to By the China. Meanwhile， some local governments prevented Japanese monks’missionary activities within their Jurisdictions,on the basis that their activities in China were not in accordance with the treaties.