Subsequently, more lay follower groups came to believe in Kyonyo, and thｒough repeated meetings and partings of lay follower groups the Hongwan-ji Temple groups were divided roughly in half as the eastern group and the western group.
その後、教如へ帰依する門徒も多くなり、やがて門徒は集合離散し、本願寺教団は東西にほぼ半分に分割される。