He became the chief priest of Chionin Temple in Kyoto in 1601 and founded Shinchion-ji Temple in Edo in 1603, which later became Banzui-in Temple, one of the Kanto juhachi danrin (eighteen temples for studying the Jodo Sect determined by the Edo government).
1601年（慶長6年）京都知恩院の住持となり、1603年（慶長8年）江戸に新知恩寺（のちの関東十八檀林の一つ幡随院）を開創した。