He was appointed to the Gonsojo (the lowest grade that can be held by one who has reached the highest rank in the hierarchy of Buddhist priests) when he prayed for the recovery of the Emperor Sanjo' eye disease at Urajin Hall of the Imperial Palace in 1013, and was appointed to the sojo (second highest rankling priest below a dai sojo) as well as Tendai-zasu (head priest of the Tendai sect) in 1019.
長和2年（1013年）三条天皇の眼病平癒を内裏の裏仁殿において祈願し、権僧正に任じられ、寛仁3年（1019年）には僧正になり、同年天台座主にもなった。