He became a priest at Yomeiin, Tofuku-ji Temple of the Rinzai Sect in Kyoto, conducted ascetic practices at Unchoin of Shokoku-ji Temple in Kyoto, and studied under Daikei Sokai.
京都の臨済宗東福寺永明院で僧となり、京都相国寺雲頂院で修行、大圭宗价に師事する。