It is said that Yoshinaka tossed the head of Myoun, the monk of the highest rank in Tendai Shu, into the river, saying "Who cares about such a man?" ("Gukansho")
義仲は天台宗の最高の地位にある僧の明雲の首を「そんな者が何だ」と川に投げ捨てたという（『愚管抄』）。