He was known as an ascetic Buddhist monk who was good at such rites like Buccho Sonsho ho and Fudo ho and it has been passed down that his rites conducted during Taira no Masakado's War (Johei War) had a miraculous effect.
仏頂尊勝法・不動法の修法を得意とする験者として知られ、平将門の乱（承平の乱）における調伏にも霊験があったと伝えられている。