In 1629, he became the 32nd head priest of Chion-in Temple in Kyoto, and when Chion-in Temple was burnt down by fire, he rebuilt it under the aegis of the grandson of Ieyasu, the 3rd Shogun, Iemitsu TOKUGAWA.
1629年（寛永6年）には京都知恩院32世となり、知恩院が火災で焼失すると、家康の孫で3代将軍徳川家光の庇護の下、知恩院を再興した。