Came to the Japanese Imperial Court from Goguryeo in 595 (the 3rd year of Emperor Suiko's era) during the Asuka Period, becoming Shotoku Taishi's instructor for Buppo.
飛鳥時代、595年（推古天皇3年）に高句麗から来朝し、聖徳太子の仏法の師となる。