However, he was pierced in the heart by a soldier of the togun (eastern army) with a lance, but recited 'Namu seiho gokuraku sekai amidabutsu' (prayer in Buddhism, which means "I will offer my life to you, Buddha in paradise") without putting up any resistance and passed away on October 26, 1469.
しかし、1469年10月17日に東軍の長槍を持った兵に心臓を一刺しされ、少しも抵抗せず「南無西方極楽世界阿弥陀仏」と唱えて死んでしまった。