The first monastery was completely destroyed by the fire of 1453 and the Onin War (1467-1477) but Ikkyu Shojun reconstructed it with the cooperation of wealthy merchants from the city of Sakai.
享徳2年（1453年）の火災と応仁の乱（1467年-1477年）で当初の伽藍を焼失したが、一休宗純が堺の豪商らの協力をえて復興。