An anecdote almost same as the captions of "Shigisan Engi" is contained in "Uji Shui Monogatari" (a collection of the Tales from Uji), and "Konjaku Monogatari (Shu) " (The Tale of Times Now Past) also contains an anecdote about foundation of Shigisan-ji Temple.
『信貴山縁起絵巻』の詞書とほぼ同様の説話が『宇治拾遺物語』にあり、『今昔物語』にも信貴山寺の草創に関する説話が収録されている。