The location of the temple was called Hatagawa Village before a municipal merger in the Showa period, so the temple is thought to have a relationship with the Hata clan who came from abroad.
また、金剛輪寺の所在地は、昭和の市町村合併以前は秦川村といったことから、渡来系氏族の秦氏とも何らかの関係があるとみられている。