There is a legend that early every morning, after finishing his morning duty at Eiko-ji Temple, he walked 52 km of the mountain road to perform his morning duty at Soji-ji Temple.
峨山は毎日未明に永光寺の朝課をすますと、13里（約52㎞）の山道を通って總持寺に向かい朝課を勤めたという伝説がある。