Moreover, it also includes poems concerning his seeking after truth in Buddhism, and poems about his indulging in sensual pleasures, so the collection has a variety of unusual poems as the title suggests.
仏門の求道者の自分を詠んでいるかと思えば、女色に耽溺する自己を詠むといった具合で、この書名のように狂雲集の世界は尋常一様でない。