The warrior priests of the western pagoda of Enryaku-ji Temple at Mt. HieiIn regards to the Minamoto clan, FUJIWARA no Nobuyori and MINAMOTO no Yoshitomo were defeated by the Taira clan and were rumored to escape to Oharaguchi, and forces were dispatched to 'mop up the losers.'
比叡山延暦寺の西塔の僧兵達は源氏方がでは藤原信頼、源義朝が平家方に敗れ、大原口へと落ち延びてゆくという噂があり、「落人にとどめをささん」と軍勢を繰り出してきた。