| As a little child, Keichu studied under Kaijo of Myoho-ji Temple in Imazato, Ozaka (present-day Osaka City), thereafter being ordained an Ajari (a master of esoteric Buddhism; a high priest) at Mt. Koya. |
契沖は、幼くして大阪今里 (大阪市)の妙法寺の?定（かいじょう）に学んだ後、高野山で阿闍梨の位をえる。 |