He became the chief priest of Tenryu-ji Temple and advised the Shogunate to build Romon (Sanmon, temple gate) of Nanzen-ji Temple, the first temple of gozan (Zen temples highly ranked by the government), which the Shogunate sponsored.
天龍寺の住職となり、幕府に対して五山第一の南禅寺の楼門（山門）新築を提言し、幕府は楼門建設の援助をしていた。