He learned from masters in various places and read books extensively including Buddhist scriptures other than Zen, Chinese classic books, Rekisho (Expository books about the calendar), and antiquarian books in China and Japan.
また、各地の先学に教えを乞い、禅籍以外の仏典、漢籍、暦書、中国・日本の小説の類や古籍などの種々の分野にわたる諸本を渉猟した。