Despite his individualism and involvement in the scholarly and artistic community of Kyoto, Jakuchû was always strongly religious, and retired towards the end of his life to [[Sekihô-ji]], a [[Mampuku-ji]] branch temple on the southern outskirts of Kyoto. There, he gathered a number of followers, and continued to paint until his death at the age of eighty-five. | Despite his individualism and involvement in the scholarly and artistic community of Kyoto, Jakuchû was always strongly religious, and retired towards the end of his life to [[Sekihô-ji]], a [[Mampuku-ji]] branch temple on the southern outskirts of Kyoto. There, he gathered a number of followers, and continued to paint until his death at the age of eighty-five. |