Mongaku himself was found guilty of a plot and exiled to Tsushima Island (other theories claim it to be the Oki Islands) where he lived out the remainder of his days, but the restoration of Jingo-ji Temple was completed by his disciple Jokaku (Jokakubo Gyoji).
文覚自身は罪を得て対馬（隠岐とする説もある）に流され、配流先で生涯を終えたが、神護寺の再興は弟子の上覚（上覚房行慈）によって完遂された。