After Honen passed away, Shinku, an elder disciple, succeeded the Jodo Shu denomination, but there were subtle differences in the interpretation of the dogma of Honen between disciples such as Shoku, Bencho, Kosai, Chosai, Ryukan and Shinran.
法然の没後、長老の信空(浄土宗)が後継となったものの、証空・弁長・幸西・長西・隆寛・親鸞ら門人の間で法然の教義に対する解釈で微妙な違いが生じていた。