Following this he was able to convert Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA, the third Shogun, and was invited to Kamakura Engaku-ji Temple and Kencho-ji Temple, but he firmly declined these invitations and instead resided at Ryogon-ji Temple in Kasama district, Hitachi Province.
その後、3代将軍足利義満の帰依を受け鎌倉円覚寺・建長寺に招かれたが、これを固辞して常陸国笠間郡の楞厳寺に住した。