However, after being preached about the sin of killing by Enchin, Tamuramaro became a believer of Kannon and donated his residence as the Hondo main hall (main sanctuary) to enshrine the statue of Kannon.
延鎮より殺生の罪を説かれ、観音に帰依して観音像を祀るために自邸を本堂として寄進したという。