▁of ▁his ▁experiences ▁were ▁superior ▁to ▁his ▁own . ▁He ▁thus ▁asked ▁D ō gen ▁to ▁become ▁his ▁teacher , ▁but ▁D ō gen ▁decl ined ▁cit ing ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁practice ▁space . ▁Other ▁accounts ▁claim ▁that ▁Ej ō ▁was ▁not ▁convinced ▁by ▁D ō gen ' s ▁philosophy ▁at ▁this ▁first ▁meeting ▁and ▁he ▁instead ▁left ▁their ▁encounter ▁in ▁fr ustration . ▁According ▁to ▁these ▁accounts , ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁after ▁a ▁later ▁meeting ▁that ▁Ej ō ▁requested ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁student . ▁Ej ō ▁probably ▁returned ▁to ▁T ō nom ine ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁his ▁master ▁K ak uan ▁after ▁this ▁episode ▁in ▁Ky oto . ▁However , ▁K ak uan ▁soon ▁became ▁sick ▁and ▁died ▁som etime ▁around ▁ 1 2 3 4 . ▁Following ▁his ▁master ' s ▁death , ▁Ej ō ▁left ▁for ▁K annon - d ō ri - in ▁( l ater ▁changed ▁to ▁K ō sh ō h ō rin - ji ), ▁D ō gen ' s ▁newly ▁established ▁temple ▁in ▁U ji , ▁where ▁he ▁would ▁finally ▁become ▁his ▁student . ▁ ▁Ord ination ▁at ▁K ō sh ō h ō rin - ji ▁After ▁about ▁a ▁year ▁living ▁at ▁D ō gen ' s ▁new ▁temple , ▁Ej ō ▁was ▁accepted ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁and ▁ord ained ▁into ▁the ▁line age ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 2 3 5 . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁this ▁event , ▁Ej ō ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁planning ▁of ▁the ▁s ō d ō