At thirty-three, he practiced Zen under MITSUN Engo (Also known as Mi-yun Yuan-wu, 密雲円悟), a Zen priest, at Vang-un ghoul-un juu Temple on Mt. Jinsushan, and later Ingen followed Mistun who took up a new position as chief priest at Manpuku-ji Temple.
33歳の時、金粟山広慧寺で密雲円悟禅師に参禅し、密雲が萬福寺に晋山するに際して、隠元も随行した。