The eleventh Kennyo, who was the monshu of Hongwan-ji Temple at that time, withdrew Ishiyama Hongwan-ji Temple with the group that supported overall peace, but Kyonyo, the eldest son of Kennyo, temporarily stayed at Ishiyama with the group that supported do-or-die resistance and solicited support for the resistance group even after withdrawal.
当時の本願寺門主であった11代顕如は、全面講和を支持する勢力と行動を共にし石山本願寺を退去したが、顕如の長男教如は、徹底抗戦派と共に一時石山に留まり、退去後も抗戦派への支持を募った。