Besides "Konjaku Monogatari Shu" (a collection of anecdotes), as well as a chapter of "Fuso Ryakki" (A Brief History of Japan) mentioning the episode in 798 also introduces tradition about the foundation of Kiyomizu-dera Temple.
ほか、『今昔物語集』、『扶桑略記』の延暦十七年（798年）記などにも清水寺草創伝承が載せられている。