The lineage of Honkoku-ji Temple was called Rokujo monryu (the Rokujo lineage); it formed the two major lineages of the Nichiren sect in Kyoto along with the Shijo monryu (the Shijo lineage) of Myoken-ji Temple, which was founded by Nichizo.
本国寺の系統は六条門流と称され、日像が開いた妙顕寺の四条門流とともに京都における日蓮宗の2大門流を形成した。