In his later years he had a strong believing in Amitabha and in the Tensho era he wrote "Shui Ojo-den" which succeeded "Zoku honcho ojoden" (Sequel to the Accounts of Rebirth into the Pure Land) written by OE no Masafusa and consequently wrote "Zoku Shui Ojo-den" as one of the ways of kanjin (temple solicitation) for Kechien (making a connection with Buddha to rest spirit).
晩年には強い阿弥陀信仰を抱き、天承年間には結縁のための勧進の一環として、大江匡房の『続本朝往生伝』を引き継いだ『拾遺往生伝』を著し、続いて『続拾遺往生伝』を執筆した。