He received a title or a rank as a Buddhist priest while ruling the cloistered government at Daikaku-ji Temple, and he issued 'Eisenji' which gives the authority to use those titles and ranks to the temple.
大覚寺で院政を執ったときに僧位などの称号・位階を設け、この称号の授与に関する権限を大覚寺に与える「永宣旨」（えいせんじ）を出した。