Since her father, Emperor Gomizuno, had endeavored to give sanctuary to the Obaku sect, since her childhood the Imperial Princess experienced a deepened sense of belonging to Buddhism as she listened to the preaching of high priests.
父帝後水尾天皇が黄檗宗の庇護に努めたこともあり、内親王も幼少の頃より、高僧の法話に聞き入り仏教への親和を深めていった。