His first visit lasted only 6 months but on his second visit he received instruction form Rinzai sect Huanglong school master Xu'an Huaichang.
1度目の渡宋はわずか半年であったが、2度目の渡宋の際、臨済宗黄龍派（おうりょうは）の虚庵懐敞（きあんえじょう）に参禅した。