It is said that he was a Buddhist monk of Myoraku-ji Temple (Fukuoka City) and a monk of the same name appears in the diary of Kugyo (Court noble) Noritoki YAMASHINA, "Noritoki Kyo Ki" (diary of Noritoki YAMASHINA).
妙楽寺(福岡市)の僧であったと言われており、公卿山科教言の日記『教言卿記』にも同名の僧が登場するという。