He became a priest at Niden-ji Temple in Sagami Province, mastered the Jodo Sect at Komyo-ji Temple in Kamakura (Kamakura City), and also studied under Sontei of Renkei-ji Temple in Kawagoe, Musashi Province.
相模国二伝寺で出家し、鎌倉の光明寺(鎌倉市)で浄土教学を修め、武蔵国川越の蓮馨寺（れんけいじ）の存貞にも学んだ。