During the golden age of Gozan Literature he was the priest who acted as the central figure; his collections of poetry and prose included "Bingashu," a collection of his gatha, or poetic verse of Buddhism during his stay in Yuan, and "Hokaku Shinku Zenji goroku," a collection of poetry, prose, and sayings of Hokaku Shinku Zen priest, after returning to Japan.
五山文学の最盛期にあって中枢となった僧であり、詩文集としては、在元時代の詩偈を編んだ『岷峨集』や帰朝後の詩文・語録集として『宝覚真空禅師語録』がある。