Ennin wanted to build a Zen temple modeled after Ch'ih-shan Fa-hua-yuan (in Chinese, or Sekizanhokkein in Japanese), which was located in Shangdon Province of China; however, he died in vain.
円仁は、山東省で滞在した赤山法華院に因んだ禅院の建立を発願したが、果たせないままに没した。