He was known as a holy man having excellent jujutsu skills who claimed the need of harmonious relationship between Shinto and Buddhist deities; there is a legend that he cured FUJIWARA no Kamatari's leg disease when he was in his twenties.
二十代の頃、藤原鎌足の病気を治癒したという伝説があるなど、呪術に優れ、神仏調和を唱えた。