Enryaku-ji Temple demanded that Rennyo retire and that Junnyo should leave the temple, since they were concerned about Junnyo succeeding to Hongan-ji Temple and taking back political power in the future, given Junnyo's connection with the Imperial Palace and Muromachi bakufu.
延暦寺は朝廷や幕府との繋がりのある順如が後継になった場合、その後ろ盾で本願寺が復活する事を恐れて蓮如の引退と同時に順如の廃嫡を求めたのである。