Later, following the advice of his father who was a Buddhist monk and had been in poor health, Yoken entered the Kinkaku-ji Temple and began his learning under the chief priest who was an acquaintance of his father during his own Buddhist training.
やがて養賢は、僧侶で病弱であった父の勧めで、父の修業時代の知人が住職を務めていた金閣寺に入り、修行の生活を始める。