He lived long until 91 years old and it is said that when he was dying he continued to pray for Amitabha to surely lead him to gokuraku jodo (the Pure Land (of Amida Buddha)) by kudoku (merit) of Buddhist invocation for a long time and became Ojo-nin (a person who achieved gokuraku ojo (peaceful death)) ("Honcho shinshu Ojo-den" (New collection of hagiographies of those born in the Pure Land)).
91歳の長寿を保ち、亡くなる際には阿弥陀如来に向かって多年の念仏の功徳によって必ず引接を垂れ給わんことを祈請しながら没し、往生人（極楽往生した人）となったとされている（『本朝新修往生伝』）。