After a while he was taught by Senyo Sojo (high-ranking Buddhist priest) at Hase-dera Temple in Nara, and became absorbed in the secrets of the Shingon Sect by Genyu Sojo at Chishakuin Temple.
しばらくして奈良・長谷寺にて専誉僧正の教えを受け、さらに智積院の玄宥僧正に随って真言宗の奥義を究める。