He became a priest at Jomyo-ji Temple in Kamakura, and after that, he practiced Zen under Mugaku Sogen at Kencho-ji Temple, Mukan Fumon at Tofuku-ji Temple, and Kakushin SHINCHI at Kokoku-ji Temple.
鎌倉の浄妙寺で出家し、その後は建長寺の無学祖元、東福寺の無関普門、興国寺の心地覚心などのもとで参禅した。