In concert with this appeal, Kocho's eldest son Kosho (also called Konyo) OTANI, the Hoshi (successor of principle, also called Shinmon) of Shinshu sect Otani school, promoted the separation of Tokyo Hongan-ji Temple (also called Asakusa Monzeki Temple), a branch temple of Shinshu sect Otani school in Tokyo, at which he had once worked as a chief priest, with the result that the separation was certified on June 15, 1981.
光暢の長男で真宗大谷派の法嗣（新門）であった大谷光紹（興如）は、これに呼応し、自身が住職を務めていた真宗大谷派東京別院東京本願寺（浅草門跡）の独立を進め、1981年（昭和56年）6月15日に認証された。