Although Kyokaku was not from Hongan-ji Temple school, as his mother came from there he had a strong relationship with Hongan-ji Temple, and when Zonnyo the seventh died he sent a messenger to make a call of condolence to the temple, stating 'Zonnyo was a peerless friend and a benefactor who I have known for fifty years,' and he visited Otani Hongan-ji Temple himself later on.
経覚は宗派こそ違ったものの、母方の実家である本願寺との関係が深く、7世存如が死去した際には「50年来の知己で無双の恩人あった」と述べて本願寺に弔問の使者を送り、後日自身で大谷本願寺を弔問している。