Before long, Kiyomori's affection changed to Hotoke-gozen, and Gio, her mother Toji and sister Gijo became nuns at the Sagaojo-in Temple (present-day Gio-ji Temple).
やがて清盛の寵愛は仏御前に移り、母の刀自、妹の妓女とともに嵯峨往生院（現・祇王寺）へ仏門に入る。