Later on he was influenced by Kuya and devoted himself to the Jodo (Pure Land) sect and prepared the "Praise of Amida" as the first Wasan (Japanese hymn) to educate the masses.
後に空也の影響を受けて浄土教へ傾倒し、民衆教化のための和讃としてはじめての阿弥陀和讃をつくった。