Renkyo put great effort into preaching their nenbutsu teachings with Rennyo of Hongan-ji Temple, but in August, 1532, both Yamashina Hongan-ji Temple and Kosho-ji Temple were burned down by fires of war.
蓮教は本願寺の蓮如と力をあわせて念仏弘通に奔走したが、1532年（天文(元号)元年）8月、山科本願寺と共に兵火にかかって興正寺は焼失。