He practiced Zen Buddhism under Sojun IKKYU of Daitoku-ji Temple, living by Shinjuan in Daitoku-ji Temple, and after Sojun passed away, he lived near a kannabi (a place serving as a residence to a god), in Shuonan in Takigi village, Yamashiro Province (present-day Kyotanabe City, Kyoto Prefecture) and prayed for the repose of Sojun's soul.
大徳寺の一休宗純に参禅、大徳寺真珠庵の傍らに住み、宗純没後は神奈備に近い山城国薪村（現在の京都府京田辺市）の酬恩庵に住んで宗純の菩提を弔った。