After Hôkô's death, the Hayashi clan fell into decline, as did the school, which came to be dominated by other schools of thought (other than the Hayashi school of [[Neo-Confucianism]]). In [[1703]], and again in [[1772]], the school suffered extensive damage from fires. | After Hôkô's death, the Hayashi clan fell into decline, as did the school, which came to be dominated by other schools of thought (other than the Hayashi school of [[Neo-Confucianism]]). In [[1703]], and again in [[1772]], the school suffered extensive damage from fires. |