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Also, Rennyo frequently quarreled with his step mother, Nyoen (d. Several times throughout his life he attempted to find his birth mother with no result. Being that Zonnyo was of a much higher rank and stature in society, Rennyo's mother was sent away when he was only 6 years old. At the age of 18 his father had fathered a son out of wedlock with a servant whose name is unknown. īorn as Hoteimaru ( 布袋丸), later Kenju ( 兼寿), Rennyo was the son of the 7th abbot or monshu of the Hongan-ji Temple, Zonnyō ( 存如, 1396–1457). Rennyo maintained a complex relationship with the Ikkō-ikki peasant revolts, which were frequently by Shinshu followers, restraining them at times while also teaching and attending to their religious needs. Further, Rennyo's letters were compiled and are still recited in Jodo Shinshu liturgy. Rennyo is venerated along with Shinran, and liturgical reforms he implemented are still in use today in Jodo Shinshu temples. Through Rennyo's efforts, Jodo Shinshu grew to become the largest, most influential Buddhist sect in Japan. During the conflict of the Ōnin War and the subsequent warfare that spread throughout Japan, Rennyo was able to unite most of the disparate factions of the Jodo Shinshu sect under the Hongan-ji, reform existing liturgy and practices, and broaden support among different classes of society. He was also known as Shinshō-in (信証院), and posthumously Etō Daishi (慧灯大師). Jodo Shinshu Buddhists often referred to as the restorer of the sect ( Chūkō no so ( 中興の祖) in Japanese). Rennyo ( 蓮如, 1415–1499) was the 8th Monshu (head priest) of the Hongan-ji Temple of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, and descendant of founder Shinran.