Soon, Rennyo abdicated from the hoshu of Yamashina Hongan-ji Temple in favor of his fifth son Jitsunyo, who had been chosen as the successor after the death of the first son Junnyo, and Rennyo secluded himself into Ishiyama Gobo (Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple) in Settsu Province.
間もなく蓮如は、長男順如の死後後継者に定めていた五男実如に山科本願寺法主の地位を譲って摂津国石山御坊に退いた。