In New Year, 1219, when Sanetomo was assassinated, Kagemori became a priest in mourning Sanetomo's death, called himself Dairenbokakuchi, and entered Koya-san Mountain.
翌建保7年（1219年）正月、実朝が暗殺されると、景盛はその死を悼んで出家し、大蓮房覚智と号して高野山に入った。