Ryugyohoin, in Ninna-ji Temple, mourned the countless people who died of starvation, and every time he encountered the dead he would write a letter of '阿' on their foreheads for Kechien (making a connection with Buddha for the repose of the spirit), and it is said that the number of the dead exceeded 42,300.
仁和寺の隆暁法印という人が無数の餓死者が出たことを悲しみ、行き交うごとに死者の額に「阿」の字を書いて結縁し、その数を数えたところ、四万二千三百余に達したという。