Following this vision, he met the Rinzai teacher Wuzhun Shifan in China, and studied Mahayana with him.

It is traditionally believed that Enni was one of the monks who introduced noodles to Japan from China.

[3] The origin of the most famous festival in Fukuoka City, the Hakata Gion Yamakasa is believed to date back to 1241 and is closely related to Enni.

He had people carry him around the town on a float while praying against the plague and eventually getting successfully rid of it.

[4] Enni Ben'en is the possible author of the Shoichikokushi Kana Hogo (Vernacular Dharma Words of the National Teacher Sacred Unity).