Modern works such as "Yamato Meishoki (Washu Kyuseki Yuko)" (Yamato Guide to Notable Places) relate that Jurin-in Temple was established by Kobo Daishi (Kukai), but the accurate time and circumstances surrounding its establishment are unclear.
十輪院については、『大和名所記（和州旧跡幽考）』のような近世の地誌類には弘法大師（空海）の創建とも伝え、創建の正確な時期や事情については不明である。