At the age of 14, he became a priest at Noman-ji Temple in Kikuta-no-kori, Mutsu Province, his homeland, and learned Jodo doctrine at Nagoe Danrin Buddhist School.
14歳の時、故郷陸奥国菊多郡の能満寺で出家し、名越檀林で浄土教学を学んだ。