At his older brother Jitsunyo's command, Renjun entered Kensho-ji Temple in Otsu Chikamatsu and established Gansho-ji Temple in Nagashima, Ise Province (Nagashima, Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture).
兄実如の命により、大津近松の顕証寺に入り、伊勢国長島（三重県桑名市長島）の願証寺を創建する。