He obtained the residence of a doctor, Hosetsu NANBA of Aki Province (today's Okayama Prefecture) in the end of Edo period, converted it and built Myokaku-ji Temple (Okayama City), and made it the head temple.
ついで江戸時代末期に安芸国（現在岡山県）の医者難波抱節の邸宅を手に入れ、妙覚寺(岡山市)を創建し本山とした。