After World War II, it attained independence as a subsect of Jodo Sect called 'Kurodani Jodo Sect,' but today it has merged into Jodo Sect and has been playing a part in the Seven Major Daihonzan.
第二次大戦後「黒谷浄土宗」として一派独立するが現在は浄土宗に合流し七大本山の一翼を担う。