▁leaving ▁Mount ▁H iei ▁during ▁their ▁twelve - year ▁training , ▁from ▁covering ▁their ▁faces , ▁and ▁from ▁carrying ▁weapons . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 9 8 1 , ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁armed ▁conflicts ▁between ▁En ry aku - ji ▁and ▁M ii - der a , ▁each ▁the ▁head ▁temple ▁of ▁a ▁different ▁sub - sect ▁of ▁T end ai . ▁These ▁disput es ▁were , ▁as ▁before , ▁over ▁political ▁appoint ments , ▁and ▁d ish on or able ▁et iqu ette . ▁More ▁often ▁than ▁not , ▁these ▁were ▁cases ▁of ▁members ▁of ▁one ▁fa ction ▁being ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁ab bot ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁fa ction ' s ▁temple , ▁and ▁the ▁mon ks ▁would ▁protest . ▁This ▁continued , ▁on ▁and ▁off , ▁once ▁stopping ▁for ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁ 4 0 ▁years , ▁through ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century . ▁The ▁arm ies ▁became ▁larger , ▁and ▁the ▁violence ▁increased , ▁until ▁in ▁ 1 1 2 1 ▁and ▁ 1 1 4 1 ▁M ii - der a ▁was ▁burn ed ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁by ▁mon ks ▁from ▁En ry aku - ji . ▁Other ▁tem ples ▁became ▁em bro iled ▁in ▁the ▁conflicts ▁as ▁well , ▁and ▁En ry aku - ji ▁and ▁M ii - der a ▁un ited ▁against ▁K ō fu ku - ji , ▁and , ▁another ▁time , ▁against ▁Ki y om iz u - der a . ▁ ▁Gen