In 1251, when he was 13 years old, he moved to Dazaifu and learned the teachings of Seizan school of Jodoshu sect under Shotatsu, who was a disciple of Honen's disciple, for more than 10 years.
建長3年（1251年）13歳になると大宰府に移り、法然の孫弟子に当たる聖達の下で10年以上にわたり浄土宗西山義を学ぶ。