His achievements included the reconstruction of the main building of the Higashi Hongan-ji Temple in 1835, which was burned down by several fire accidents, and in 1846, he passed over his Hoshu post to his second son, Gonnyo, and retired. |
数度の失火により消失した東本願寺本堂の再建を発願し、1835年(天保6年)に落成させるなどの功績を残し、1846年(弘化3年)、次男・厳如に法主を譲り隠居した。 |