Saicho, a Buddhism monk, erected Enryaku-ji temple on the Mt Hiei, and the Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine, jinushigami (tutelary deity) of Mt. Hiei, was admired as a shrine for protection of Enryaku-ji temple of Tendai sect.
最澄が比叡山上に延暦寺を建立し、比叡山の地主神である当社を、天台宗・延暦寺の守護神として崇敬した。