However, at about that time he became ill and died at age 42 in Kensho-ji Temple, so he had no chance to go to Yamashina Hongan-ji Temple, which wasn't completed before 1483.
ところが、このころから病気がちとなり、文明15年（1483年）前年に完成した山科本願寺に入ることなく、顕証寺にて42歳の生涯を閉じた。