A doctrinal dispute with Enryaku-ji Temple escalated into the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance in 1536, during which all of the temple's halls were completely destroyed and followers temporarily fled to Kenpon-ji Temple (Sakai City) in Sakai City.
1536年（天文(元号)5年）、延暦寺との教義論争に端を発した天文法華の乱により堂宇はことごとく焼失し、一時堺市の顕本寺(堺市)に避難した。