Faith in this statue has spread widely among the common people; every morning at 6 o'clock many pligrims gather in front of it to serve breakfast to the Daishi in the Shojinku ceremony.
この像は庶民の信仰を広く集めており、像の前では、毎朝6時に「お大師様」に朝食を捧げる「生身供」（しょうじんく）が執り行われ、多くの参拝者が集まる。