However, in his later years, Yoriyoshi entered the priesthood, buried the ears below a platform (known as Mino-do on Rokujo-bomon, the main street in Kyoto during Heian period) and repenting his cruelty, was able to enter Nirvana upon his death.
しかし、後年仏門に入って、その耳を堂（京・六条坊門北の耳納堂）の土壇の下に埋めて弔い、自分の殺生を悔いたために最後は成仏できた。