1925: Failure of mining operations on the Korean Peninsula resulted in the disruption of Higashi Hongan-ji Temple's finances for which he took responsibility and retired, passing his position of Hossu onto his eldest son Kocho OTANI.
1925年（大正14年）、朝鮮半島における鉱山事業の失敗から、東本願寺の財政を混乱させ引責隠退し、長男の大谷光暢に法主を譲る。