moreover , he was single all his life without caring for earthly affairs he devoted his whole life to writing books on the study of japanese classical culture , making maximum effort to learn it more with his heart and soul . また、妻を娶る事なく一生独身で通し、他の事に一切構わず、一心不乱に国学の研鑽に励み、一生を国学の著書の執筆に捧げた。
the legend of the temple says that this was originally a hermitage of the buddhist priest genpin , who did not like earthly affairs and moved to the foot of the mountain called miwa , despite the fact that he was trusted greatly by the emperor kanmu and the emperor saga . 桓武天皇・嵯峨天皇に厚い信任を得ながら、俗事を嫌い三輪山の麓に隠棲したという玄賓（げんぴん）僧都の庵と伝えられる。
