Due to the separation of Buddhism and Shinto during the early Meiji period, the temple merged with Jion-ji Temple in the grounds of Sumiyoshi-jinja Shrine in Osaka and Konryu-in Temple constructed in the precinct of Daitoku-ji Temple by Nagachika KANAMORI, lord of Takayama-jo Castle in Gifu.
明治の初めに神仏分離により大阪・住吉神社内の慈恩寺と岐阜・高山城主だった金森長近が大徳寺内に建立した金竜院を合併した。