In 1232, he gave Kosho-ji Temple to Genkai and became the chief priest of Nyorai-do Temple (latter-day Senju-ji Temple) in Takada, Shimotsuke Province; he also travelled around the country to preach Pure Land Buddhism while correcting the wrong teachings that had been spread throughout the Tohoku region.
1232年（貞永元年）興正寺を源海に譲って下野国高田如来堂（のちの専修寺）を継ぎ、諸国をめぐって浄土教を広める一方、東北では当地で広まっていた異義を正している。