He studied the Jodo Sect under Shugyo of Zojo-ji Temple in Edo and Soto (祖洞) of Iinuma Gugyo-ji Temple in Shimosa Province, and later founded Tenji-an Temple in Edo.
江戸増上寺の周仰、下総国飯沼弘経寺の祖洞に師事して浄土教学を学び、江戸に天智庵を開創した。