He warned Emperor Godaigo during the Kenmu Restoration but these were not heeded and he covertly supported Funi Daitoku at Iwakura in Rakuhoku (north of the capital of Kyoto) and entered the Buddhist priesthood.
建武の新政の際には後醍醐天皇をいさめたが受け入れられず、ひそかに洛北岩倉で不二大徳に支持して得度した。