Along with Myoha SHUNOKU and Chushin ZEKKAI, he is well-known for his familiarity with Chinese culture and is considered as a representative Kyoto Gozan (Five Great zen Temples of Kyoto) academic priest.
春屋妙葩や絶海中津と並び中国文化に通じた京都五山を代表する学問僧とされている。