Along with others including Monkan and Chuen, he participated in Emperor Godaigo's plot to overthrow of the shogunate; recruiting warrior monks from temples such as Enryaku-ji Temple, Todai-ji Temple and Kofuku-ji Temple, and praying for the spiritual safety of the Hojo clan.
文観・忠円らとともに後醍醐天皇の倒幕計画に参画し、延暦寺・東大寺・興福寺など大寺の僧兵を募って北条氏を調伏するための祈祷を行った。