He had been excellent in Sinology since he was young; he became a disciple of Gyochu TAKEDA or other monks in Muishin-ji Temple in Niigata Prefecture, which was the furthest religion from Himeji Zenkyo-ji Temple, after he worked his way to study.
幼時より漢学の才にすぐれ苦学の後、姫路善教寺の天外、新潟県無為信寺の武田行忠等に師事。