As a priest he became the chief priest of Ankoku-ji Temple in Aki Province in 1574, and he also became the chief priest of Tofuku-ji Temple and Nanzen-ji Zen Temple, assuming the highest status among the central Zen temples.
僧侶としては天正2年（1574年）に安芸安国寺の住持となり、後に東福寺、南禅寺の住持にもなり、中央禅林最高の位にもついた。