When Cloistered Emperor Uda entered the Buddhist priesthood, Zomyo gave him the Buddhist precepts and conducted his ordination, with the Cloistered Emperor frequently visiting Zomyo at Saito-in Temple and Senko-in Temple at which he was based.
宇多法皇の出家の際、受戒・受灌の師となり、増命のいた西塔院・千光院を法皇がしばしば訪問している。