Gaining fame for the efficacy of his incantation and prayer, he prayed for the birth of an Imperial prince for Emperor Shirakawa in 1074, and after the birth of Imperial Prince Atsufumi he requested the emperor reward him with the establishment of a kaidan (platform for teaching the precepts to monks and nuns) in Onjo-ji Temple, but his request was dismissed due to opposition from Enryaku-ji Temple.
修法の効験で知られ、1074年（承保元年）白河天皇の皇子誕生を祈願し、敦文親王が誕生したことから、園城寺の戒壇創設を天皇に請うたが、延暦寺の反対により実現しなかった。