He was successively appointed betto (administrator) of Tenno-ji Temple and chori (chief priest) of Onjo-ji Temple as well as Tendai Zasu (head priest of the Tendai Sect) in 1105 but was forced to resign on the following day by opposition from Enryaku-ji Temple.
天王寺別当・園城寺長吏を歴任、1105年（長治2年）天台座主に任じられるが、延暦寺の反対により翌日辞任に追い込まれた。