It is said that Jichie, who was a follower of Kukai and came from the same Saeki clan as that of Kukai, learnt Confucianism from SAEKI no Sakemaro, who came from Tado no Gori, Sanuki Province and is considered also to come from the same clan (according to "Disciplines of Kobo Daishi.")
なお、空海の門人で同じ佐伯氏の出身である実慧は若い頃に同じ一族と思われる讃岐国多度郡出身の佐伯酒麻呂らに儒学を学んだとされている（『弘法大師弟子伝』）。