He learned the Hosso (Japanese equivalent of the Chinese Faxiang) at Kofuku-ji Temple in Nara, and was appointed Hoin (the highest rank in the hierarchy of Buddhist priests) and Gon Daisozu (the provisional highest grade that can be held by one who has reached the second highest rank in the hierarchy of Buddhist priests).
奈良興福寺で法相教学を学び、法印・権大僧都に任じられた。