Beginning with a fire arising from the 1336 conflict between Masashige KUSUNOKI and the Ashikaga army, the above-mentioned buildings were all completely destroyed by numerous fires but the Ho-o-do hall has miraculously managed to avoid destruction.
建武(日本)3年（1336年）の楠木正成と足利氏の軍勢の戦いの兵火をはじめ、度重なる災害により上記の堂塔は廃絶し、鳳凰堂のみが奇跡的に災害をまぬがれて存続している。