Their power was said to be as strong as counterparts of Nanto Hokurei (the Buddhism of the temples of Nara and Mt. Hiei) (that refer to armed priests of Kofuku-ji Temple and Enryaku-ji Temple).
その勢力は南都北嶺（興福寺と延暦寺の僧兵を指す）にも劣らないといわれた。