He was appointed the position of juji (the chief priest) of Kennin-ji Temple in Kyoto by Tadayoshi ASHIKAGA, a younger brother of Takauji ASHIKAGA, and later served as the juji of Tenryu-ji and Nanzen-ji Temples as well.
足利尊氏の弟足利直義の招きを受けて京都建仁寺の住持となり、その後は天竜寺・南禅寺にも住した。