He was depicted as an arrogant person who hit low-ranking monks with a tusk scepter in "Nihon genho zenaku ryoiki" (set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryouiki), and it is said that he was perished by Butsubachi (Buddha's punishment).
『日本現報善悪霊異記』では身分の低い僧を牙笏で打ち据えるような傲慢な人物として描かれており、そのために仏罰が下って滅ぼされたとしている。