In 1930, he entered Tenryu So-do Hall (A hall for meditation) in Sagano and hung Shakujo (a priest's pewter staff) on a hook on the wall, and succeeded to the teachings of Seki Seisetsu
昭和5年、嵯峨野天竜僧堂に掛搭、関精拙老師から法を継ぐ。