He was well known for his lecture of 'Ojoyoshu' (Buddhism book), and was praised as the most prominent learned priest of Mahayana precepts and Mikkyo in Mt. Hiei and was regarded as the founder of Kurodani school of Mahayana precepts.
「往生要集」の講義で学名高く、大乗戒律と密教についても比叡山第一の学僧と称され、大乗戒律では黒谷流の祖とされる。