After then, while he moved from Mudo-ji Temple to Ohara (Kyoto City) where he devoted himself to ascetic training (September 11, 1014 entry of "Mido Kanpakuki" (FUJIWARA no Michinaga's Diary), he realized he had a limited life expectancy and after he confined himself in Konpon main temple of Enryaku-ji Temple for two weeks, he died of disease in Mudo-ji Temple (Vol. 15 of "Eiga Monogatari", the Tale of Glory).
その後、無動寺から大原(京都市)に移って仏道修行に励んでいた（『御堂関白記』長和3年8月9日条）が、余命短い事を悟って延暦寺の根本本堂に2週間籠った後に無動寺にて病死したという（『栄花物語』巻15）。