He learned from Nichijo, a chief priest of the Honjo-ji Temple in Sanjo, Echigo Province, and lived at the Honkoku-ji Temple in Rokujo, Kyoto City, and he identified himself as Enkobo Nichijin (円光坊日陣).
越後国三条本成寺住職で京六条本圀寺に住む日静に師事し、円光坊日陣と名乗った。