He entered the priesthood under Zoyo of Joun-ji Temple in his early teens, and he learnt from Doyo Teiha of Daigan-ji Temple at Omi in Shimousa Province (today's Chuo Ward, Chiba City) when he was 15 years old.
10代前半で浄運寺の増誉に師事して出家し、15歳のとき下総国生実（現在千葉市中央区(千葉市)）大巌寺の道誉貞把に従って修学した。