Shih Chien-lu, principal of the academy for the novice monks, recalls that when Chien-fu's dad came to visit, the boy at first refused to see him, saying that he was a monk now. Shih Chien-jung, the elder monk responsible for guiding Chien-fu, had to intervene before he would consent to meet his father.
沙彌學園園長釋見莒說，見輔師出家後父親第一次上山來看他，他以自己已經出家為由叫父親回去，後來經過生活教授師釋見庸勸解，才去與父親會面。