Even after assuming the position of the chief priest of Eihei-ji Temple, Ejo is said to have kept the attitude of being an attendant of Dogen throughout his life, built his residence next to the mausoleum of Dogen and served Dogen's effigy in the same manner as he had done while Dogen had been alive.
永平寺の住職となった後も道元の侍者であるとの姿勢を終生変えず、道元の霊廟の脇に居室を建て、道元の頂相に生前同様に仕えたといわれる。