Further, as he was afraid that he might be enshrined in the same category as Dogen as one of the successive chief priests, he left a will saying 'My remains should be buried at the place of Dogen's attendants and on the anniversary of my death, a memorial service and sutra chanting should be conducted while facing the tomb of Dogen.'
また、自分が歴住として道元と同列に祀られることをおそれ「自分の遺骨は先師（道元）の墓所の侍者の位置に埋め、忌日には先師の墓前に向かい供養読経するべし」と遺言した。