There is another legend that his death in 1189 (or 1190) was disguised to facilitate his escape from Yoritomo's purge, and that the reason for his becoming a priest was that his complexion had changed due to Hansen's disease.
また、没年についても、1189年（又は1190年）に没したとするのは頼朝の粛清を免れるための偽装、出家した理由はハンセン病にかかり顔が変わってしまったため、とする伝承もある。