After assuming the role of chief priest at Enkaku-ji Temple and again at Jochi-ji Temple, he moved to Kyoto following Emperor Gouda's request and became the third chief priest of Nanzen-ji Temple.
円覚寺、浄智寺の住職を経て、正和2年（1313年）には後宇多天皇の懇請に応じ、上洛して南禅寺3世となった。