He built Engaku-ji Temple in Kamakura (Yamanouchi, Kamakura City) in 1282 with Sogen as its founding priest, and designated it a Kanto kitosho (temple dedicated to prayer for the security of the Kamakura bakufu) donating the territory of Tomitanosho in Owari Province.
祖元が開山した鎌倉の円覚寺（鎌倉市山之内）の開祖(1282)となり、円覚寺を関東祈祷所とし、尾張国富田庄を寄進する。