Nishi Hongan-ji Temple claimed that Junnyo's brother Kyonyo was basically at odds with their father, as was evident when he withdrew to Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple in 1580 despite his father having given up his resistance to the Oda clan, and he was closely watched by Hideyoshi as well when he succeeded Oda Nobunaga, so it was natural that Rennyo became the next Monshu.
西本願寺の主張によると、もともと兄の教如は1580年の石山本願寺退去の折、織田氏への抗戦継続を断念した父に背いて石山本願寺に篭るなど父と不仲で、また、織田氏を継承した秀吉にも警戒されており、自然と准如が立てられるようになったという。