At the time of the cloister government, the Uda-Genji and Murakami-Genji (the Minamoto clan), which belonged to the line of Emperor Daigo, were instrumental in preserving the finances and personnel of Daigo-ji Temple; they expanded the temple buildings and halls, and produced abbots for the temple.
院政期になると、醍醐天皇系統の宇多・村上源氏が財政的・人事的にも醍醐寺を護持する中心となり、伽藍・諸堂の拡充、醍醐寺座主を輩出することになった。