Following this, the temple became a Monzeki Temple (a high ranking temple served by a head priest from the imperial or a noble family) and came to be named 'Bishamon-do Monzeki.'
以後、門跡寺院（皇族・貴族が住持を務める格式の高い寺院の称）となり、「毘沙門堂門跡」と称されるようになった。