When he was thirteen, he visited Manpuku-ji temple in Uji City with his teacher Kerin, and was given a gatha (ritual Buddhist poem) by his mentor Kerin's own mentor, Dokutan Shokei.
13歳で、師とともに宇治市の萬福寺を訪れ、師の師である独湛性ケイ禅師から偈を与えられる。