As a priest he became the chief priest of Ankoku-ji Temple in Aki Province in 1574, and he also became the chief priest of Tofuku-ji Temple and Nanzen-ji Zen Temple, assuming the highest status among the central Zen temples. |
僧侶としては天正2年(1574年)に安芸安国寺の住持となり、後に東福寺、南禅寺の住持にもなり、中央禅林最高の位にもついた。 |