He entered Mt. Shosha in Harima Province in 966, and founded Engyo-ji Temple (one of the thirty-three sacred grounds in Saigoku [western part of Japan]) after accepting the conversion of Kokushi (provincial governor) FUJIWARA no Suetaka to Buddhism.
966年（康保3年）播磨国書写山に入山し、国司藤原季孝の帰依を受けて圓教寺（西国三十三ヶ所霊場の一つ）を創建。