When the Meiji Government organized various sects in 1872, all Risshu sects were incorporated into the Shingon sect because Shingon Risshu sect which was the biggest sect among Risshu sects at that time, originated from the Shingon sect.
1872年（明治5年）、明治政府は諸宗派の整理を断行、その際律宗系最大の勢力であった真言律宗が元は真言宗の流れを汲むことから全律宗諸派が真言宗に組み入れられた。