Kanshin, who was also known as 'Kaju-ji Homu,' engaged in Shingon Esoteric Buddhism and is considered to be the founder of the Kajuji-ryu, a branch of the Ono school of the Shingon Sect.
「勧修寺法務」とも称された寛信は真言密教の事相に通じ、真言宗小野流の一派である勧修寺流の祖とされている。