He taught Bosatsu-kai (Bodhisattva Precepts) to Emperor Shomu, Empress Komyo, Empress Koken and others in front of Daibutsu-den Hall (the Great Buddha hall) at Todai-ji Temple in the same year.
同年、東大寺大仏殿前で、聖武天皇、光明皇后、孝謙天皇らに菩薩戒を授けた。