After moving to Kamakura, he served as shuso (the leader of monks practicing asceticism) under Tokugo TOKEI of Engaku-ji Temple, and then under Ichinei ISSAN of Kencho-ji Temple in 1299, but fell short of shiho (to inherit the dharma from a priest master).
鎌倉へ赴き、円覚寺の桃渓徳悟、1299年には建長寺の一山一寧のもとで首座を勤めるも嗣法には及ばず。