1253 - After falling ill and turning over Eihei-ji to his disciple Koun Ejo, he died at the house (Takatsuji-dori Nishinotoin-dori, Kyoto) of a lay disciple, Kakunen, at age 54.
建長5年（1253年）病のため永平寺を弟子の孤雲懐奘に譲り、俗弟子覚念の屋敷（京都市高辻通西洞院通）で死去、享年54（満53歳没）。