Renge-ji Temple was subsequently made the head temple of Ikkoshu, and its teachings were propagated in Tohoku, Northern Kanto, Owari, and Omi by building branch temples in the areas, forming an independent Buddhist sect.
以後、同寺を本山として東北、北関東、尾張、近江に一向の法流と伝える寺院が分布し、教団を形成していた。