He was embraced by two Shoguns, Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA and Yoshimochi ASHIKAGA, many powerful Shugo daimyo (military governors), and influential people of the Imperial Court including Imperial Prince Fushiminomiya Yoshihito.
足利義満・足利義持などの二代の将軍をはじめ、多くの有力な守護大名、また朝廷においても伏見宮栄仁親王らの帰依を受けた人物であった。