Cloistered Emperor Shirakawa's words, "The water of Kamo-gawa River, dice in sugoroku (a Japanese backgammon), and yamahoshi (armed priest); these are not in my power," describes his lament over the goso of Enryaku-ji Temple.
白河法皇は「賀茂川の水、双六の賽、山法師。これぞ朕が心にままならぬもの」という言葉を残しているが、これは延暦寺の強訴を嘆いての事である｡