Later, when Nyojo's brother Zonnyo died and there was a conflict in deciding upon a successor for his position, once Nyojo appointed Rennyo as his brother's successor, since he thought the oldest son Rennyo had the talent for it, even the opposition went against it, and after Nyojo died his mistress wanted to bestow the jigo (literally, "temple name," which is the title given to a Buddhist temple) of Honsen-ji Temple and sent Renjo there.
後に如乗は兄・存如死後の家督争いで庶長子の蓮如の才能を見込んで反対派を押さえ込んで後継者に擁立した事があり、如乗の死後にその未亡人の要請で本泉寺の寺号を与えるとともに蓮乗を派遣したのである。