After Shinran died, his great-grandson Kakunyo (1270-1351) alleged the legitimacy of succession of Shinran's grave on the grounds of Sandai-denji (Tradition of three generation) and so on, and built Hongan-ji Temple (also known as Otani Hongan-ji Temple) and called himself the third head-priest of Hongan-ji Temple.
親鸞の死後、親鸞の曾孫にあたる覚如（1270年-1351年）は、三代伝持等を根拠として親鸞の祖廟継承の正当性を主張し、本願寺（別名大谷本願寺）を建てて本願寺3世と称した。