He received Endon bosatsukai (the bodhisattva precepts of the sudden and perfect teaching) from Eiku of Kurodani in Mt. Hiei, and later he learned about the Jodo sect under Honen, who was the founder of that sect in Japan; additionally, he served as his anideshi (senior apprentice).
比叡山黒谷の叡空に円頓菩薩戒を受け、その後兄弟子にあたる日本浄土宗の祖法然に浄土教学を学んだ。