He was born as the second son of Kensei (his father) and a member of the Harada clan (his mother) at Jodo Shinshu sect (the True Pure Land Sect of Buddhism) Sonko-ji Temple in Hayashi Village, Shiki County, Kawachi Province (present-day Hayashi, Fujiidera City).
河内国志紀郡林村（現：藤井寺市林）浄土真宗尊光寺に父賢静・母原田氏の次男として生まれた。