Since his youth he had visited various provinces as a lay disciplinant, implemented social projects such as construction of roads, bridges and temples with reciting Myogo (Amida's name) of Namu Amidabutsu, and gathered followers widely without regard to their affluence or poverty.
若い頃から在俗の修行者として諸国を廻り、南無阿弥陀仏の名号を唱えながら道・橋・寺などを造るなど社会事業を行い、貴賤(きせん)を問わず幅広い帰依者を得る。