This temple had many followers because it had the longest history among the branch temples and Katata prospered as a base of the water transport of Lake Biwa, which made it as rich as Hongan-ji Temple.
同寺は末寺の中でも歴史が長く信徒も大勢いたこと、堅田が琵琶湖水運の拠点として栄えていた事から、本願寺に勝るとも劣らない裕福な寺院であった。