When he was a devoted believer of Nenbutsu sect and became a disciple of the holy priest Shinran, he was given the name Shinganbo kyonen as his go (byname) and founded Jigan-ji Temple in 1223.
念仏宗に帰依し、親鸞上人の弟子となり信願房教念と号し、貞応2年（1223年）に慈願寺を創設した。