The origin of Byodo-ji Temple is referred to in "Inabado Engi" (Legends of the Inabado) (included in "Yamashiro Meisho Shi" (Annals of Yamashiro's picturesque sites)) and "Inabado engi-emaki" (picture scroll of legends of the Inabado) (property of Tokyo National Museum).
『因幡堂縁起』（『山城名勝志』所収）、『因幡堂縁起絵巻』（東京国立博物館蔵）などに創建の由来が書かれている。