He traveled across the country, and in 1627 when the Shie Incident took place (a conflict between the imperial court and Tokugawa shogunate, where the shogunate blamed the imperial court for having given purple canonical robes (shie) to priests without its permission), he played an important role in it under the guidance of his master Hakuho.
諸国をめぐり、1627年（寛永4年）におきた紫衣事件では師の伯蒲にしたがって活躍した。