He lamented the deterioration of Toshodai-ji Temple and established the 'Todai-ji Kaidan-in Jukai Shiki' (ceremony to impart the Buddhist precepts on priests and nuns at Kaidan-in of Todai-ji Temple) in 1122 to promote the restoration of kairitsu (religious precepts of Buddhism).
また唐招提寺の荒廃を嘆き、戒律復興を唱えて1122年（保安(元号)3年）「東大寺戒壇院受戒式」を定めている。