According to the "Uji Shui Monogatari"(a collection of the Tales from Uji), Toshiyuki was asked often asked to transcribe text of the Hoke-kyo Sutra, and is said to have made over 200 copies; however, because he did such work under impure conditions, such as consuming fish, and hte like, it is also said that he went to hell and suffered.
『宇治拾遺物語』によれば、敏行は、多くの人から法華経の書写を依頼され、200部余りも書いたが、魚を食うなど、不浄の身のまま書写したので、地獄に落ちて苦しみを受けたという。