In the Okibumi (Will and Testament) of Myoe, Kikai was approved as the head student of Kozan-ji Temple as one of the Kuju disciples of Kozan-ji Temple, and lived in Kozan-ji Jumujinin Temple after Myoe's death.
明恵の置文に高山寺久住の一人として高山寺の学頭と定められ、明恵の没後も高山寺十無尽院に住した。