While the members of the Minamoto clan were killed one after another amid a struggle for supremacy, he devoted himself to religious practice completely isolated from the general world, and as a result he earned respect from many people.
これ以降、源氏一族が権力闘争の中で次々に命を落とす中で、世間と隔絶した中で一人修行に励み、人々の尊崇を集めた。