Later, when Dokyo came into power, he was deprived of his Sogo (priestly rank) in 763, but was returned to Shosozu (the third grade that can be held by one who has reached the second highest rank in the hierarchy of Buddhist priests) in 770.
その後道鏡が現れると763年（天平宝字7年）僧綱を解任されたが、770年（宝亀元年）少僧都に復帰している。