When, at age 48, he saw Donran's inscription at Genchu-ji Temple and realized, then abandoned self-training, became a believer of the Jodo sect and stayed at the temple.
48歳のとき玄中寺の曇鸞の碑文を見て感じ、自力修行の道を捨て、浄土教に帰依し同寺に滞在する。