Stories of his amorous exploits before becoming a priest and stories about him not telling his wife when he became a priest are found in 'Yamato Monogatari,' 'Konjaku Monogatari-shu,' 'Hobutsu-shu,' 'Jukkin-sho' and stories about his miracle-working after he became a priest are found in 'Konjaku Monogatari-shu' and 'Zokuhoncho-ojoden.'
在俗時代の色好みの逸話や、出家に際しその意志を妻にも告げなかった話は「大和物語」をはじめ、「今昔物語集」、「宝物集」、「十訓抄」などに見え、霊験あらたかな僧であった話も「今昔物語集」や「続本朝往生伝」に記されている。