His elder brother Shogaku was the founder of the Daigo Sanbo-in School, the largest of the six most prominent schools (Six Schools of Ono) of Shingon Sect Shugendo (mountain asceticism).
また、兄の勝覚（しょうがく）は、真言宗系修験道の有力6流派（小野六流）のうち最大の流派・醍醐三宝院流の開基であった。