It is said, that in his last years, he became a priest and believed in the Zen sect and lived in Joshoko-ji Temple. (Keihoku Ido-cho Town, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
晩年は出家して禅宗に帰依し、常照皇寺（京都府京都市右京区京北井戸町）に住したと言われている。