"Kojidan" (Talks of the Past) says, for example, that a prophecy from "Tendo" (the embodiment as a child of a ferocious god who protects the Buddhist Law) at Kurama-dera Temple was made about him in his youth, and that he answered appropriately when the emperor asked him a question thanks to thorough preparation on his part, and that he visited and served the emperor during rain or shine.
若年時に鞍馬寺において天童の予言を受けたという話や、天皇の下問には周到な準備をもって的確に答え、しかも風雨を厭わず参勤した話などが、『古事談』に収められている。