Since the temple was a place for the Chajin (master of the tea ceremony), where Joo TAKENO and SEN no Rikyu received their training, and Soho TAKUAN was serving as chief priest, this significantly contributed to the development of the Machishu-bunka (bourgeois culture) in Sakai.
茶人の武野紹鴎、千利休が修行し、沢庵宗彭が住職を務めたこともあり、堺の町衆文化の発展に寄与した寺院である。