At the age of 19, he ascended Mt. Koya where he studied Esoteric Buddhism under Shinko of Hosho-in Temple before taking over from his master as head of Hosho-in Temple in 1374.
19歳で高野山に上り宝性院信弘について密教を学び、1374年（応安7年・文中3年）師の跡を継いで宝性院の院主となった。