Known as the founder of the new branch temple in Koya (Senshu Ojo-in Temple), Chogen was an experienced priest walking around the provinces, who entered the priesthood in his early teens and was proud of three visits to the Southern Sung Dynasty with support from FUJIWARA no Moroyuki.
重源は、十代前半に醍醐寺で出家し、藤原師行の後援のもと、入南宋三度を自ら誇った経験豊かな漂白の聖であり、それまでも、高野新別所（専修往生院）を結んだことでも知られる。