Engaku Shonin is said to have begun the Mibu 'Dainenbutsu Kyogen' which originated from the Yuzu Nenbutsu and has since been designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property.
重要無形文化財の融通念仏による壬生の「大念仏狂言」は円覚上人が始めたものと伝えられる。