[2] The temple grounds feature a mausoleum containing the ashes of Shin Buddhism founder Shinran.

The temple finally started to rebuild in 1879 after the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate and once conflict caused by the Meiji Restoration of 1868 had settled down.

[2] During the twentieth century, Higashi Honganji was troubled by political disagreements, financial scandals and family disputes, and has subsequently fractured into a number of further sub-divisions (see Ohigashi schism).

The largest Higashi Honganji grouping, the Shinshu Otaniha has approximately 5.5 million members, according to statistics.

[1] However within this climate of instability the Higashi Honganji also produced a significant number of extremely influential thinkers, such as Soga Ryojin, Kiyozawa Manshi, Kaneko Daiei and Haya Akegarasu amongst others.