It is said that people gave him the nickname, 'Daiyokuzan Kikonin Senjo-ji Akukokushii,' which implicates his greediness, powerfulness, obtrusiveness and unpopularity, because he was very powerful and used political techniques that seem somewhat strong in the Incident of Hoko-ji Temple Bell and so forth.
その権勢の大きさと、方広寺鐘銘事件時のような強引とも思える政治手法により、世人から「大欲山気根院僭上寺悪国師」とあだ名されたという。