As the gojiso (personal monk) of the Taira clan, he participated in the Taira clan government and the administration of Enryaku-ji Temple but stayed behind at Enryaku-ji Temple when the Taira clan left the capital.
以後は平家の護持僧として平氏政権と延暦寺の調整を担うが、平家都落ちには同行せず、延暦寺にとどまった。