It has a folk tale similar to the one in Yasu district; a Buddhist monk, who had had the duty of delivering lamp oil to the temple, stole the oil and made money for his love of having a good time, however, a sudden attack of illness took his life before he went out to have fun, and since then his ghost would appear at the temple gate.
こちらにも野洲郡のものと似た伝承があり、寺に灯油を届ける役目を持つ僧侶が、遊ぶ金欲しさに灯油を盗んで金を作ったが、遊びに行く前に急病で命を落としてしまい、それ以来、寺の山門に霊となって現れるようになったという。