Namely, YAKO no Tamafuru studied Rekiho (method of making calendars), OTOMO no Koso studied Tenmon tonko (a type of fortune telling), and YAMASHIRO no Hitate studied Hojutsu (arts and skills, including a kind of magic like producing elixir), and all of them reportedly acquired the necessary knowledge.
すなわち暦法は陽胡玉陳、天文遁甲は大友高聡、方術は山背日立を学ばせ、みな成業したという。