Additionally, according to folklore, Taicho, a priest of Shugen-do (an ancient Japanese religion) in the Nara Period, had practiced asceticism while praying Juichimen Kannon since childhood, opened Hakusan, which is famous as Reijo (sacred ground) and succeeded in placing (感得) Myori Gongen, which had Juichimen Kannon as its honji (substance).
また伝承では、奈良時代の修験道僧である泰澄は、幼少より十一面観音を念じて苦修練行に励み、霊場として名高い白山を開山、十一面観音を本地とする妙理権現を感得した。