He temporarily retired at Enjo-ji Temple on Mt. Ninniku, Yamato Province, but later established Nakagawa Joshinin Temple and made it a dojo for Shingon Esoteric Buddhism, Tendai and Hoso teachings.
一時大和国忍辱山円成寺に隠棲したが、のちに中川成身院を開いて真言密教・天台・法相兼学の道場とした。