Its sango (literally, "mountain name"), which is the title prefixed to the name of a Buddhist temple, is Kamanokuchisan, the principal image is Amida Nyorai (Amitabha Tathagata), and its founder is said to be Kukai (Kobo Daishi).
山号は釜の口山（かまのくちさん）、本尊は阿弥陀如来、開基（創立者）は空海（弘法大師）とされる。