Educational influence from the three teachers was strong enough to support him for life as he recalled later that "I received sprit from Mr. Tando, studies from Mr. Kikuro, and knowledge from Mr. Gesshu."
"予の精神は之を担堂先生に受け、学問は之を麹盧先生に受け、識見は之を月洲先生に受けた"と後に懐述するように、この三人より受けた教育的感化は彼の一生を支える程強かった。