Known as 'Chikushozuka' (Mound of Beasts), it was overlooked by all except an ascetic named Junkei who built a thatched hut beside the mound and prayed for the souls buried within.
「畜生塚」と称され、かえりみる者は無かったが、順慶という行者はそのかたわらに草庵を結び、菩提を弔った。