Because of this, Hongan-ji Temple in Shichijo Horikawa, succeed by Junnyo, came to be called Nishi Hongan-ji Temple, and the religious community of Hongan-ji Temple was split into East and West.
このため准如が継承した七条堀川の本願寺は西本願寺と呼ばれるようになり、本願寺教団は東西に分裂した。