Honno-ji Temple, which was renamed to Honno-ji with different Chinese characters in 1433, had been founded in 1429 with the support of a wealthy merchant Sojun KOSODEYA in Rokkakudo-cho, and the temple became one of the main temples for the Happon school together with Honko-ji Temple in Amagasaki (Amagasaki City), which was founded under the auspices of Mitsumoto HOSOKAWA.
1429年（永享元年）京都六角堂町の豪商小袖屋宗句の援助により本応寺（1433年に本能寺と改称される）は、細川満元の庇護を受けて創建された尼崎本興寺(尼崎市)とともに八品派の中心的な寺院となった。