He learned Hosso kyogaku (the dharmalogy of the Hosso study) under Gomyo and studied Esoteric Buddhism under Jichie, and his kanjo (a ceremony to be the successor) was held by Shinga and Shuei.
護命（ごみょう）に法相教学を、ついで実恵（じちえ）に密教を学び，真雅・宗叡に灌頂を受けた。