Later the temple was rejuvenated by Eison, who played an important role in the restoration of Saidai-ji Temple, and his disciple Ninsho among others, but closed at the time of the anti-Buddhist movement in the Meiji Period.
その後、西大寺_(奈良市)中興の祖・叡尊（えいそん）、その弟子忍性（にんしょう）らにより再興されたが、明治の廃仏毀釈によって廃絶となる。