| In April of 1969, he announced that he would 'hand down to my eldest son, Kosho OTANI Shinmon, only the position of Kancho (head priest) among the positions of Hoshu, Hongan-ji Temple Jushoku (chief priest) and Kancho I jointly hold' (Kaishin Incident). |
1969年（昭和44年）4月、「私が兼務している法主・本願寺住職・管長のうち、管長職だけを長男大谷光紹新門に譲る」と発表する。（開申事件） |