It is said that in 1180, Todai-ji temple and Kofuku-ji Temple went up in flames by the fire caused by the war of TAIRA no Shigehira, and Hokke-ji Temple was also damaged.
治承4年（1180年）の平重衡の兵火では東大寺、興福寺が炎上し、法華寺も被害を受けたという。