Daikaku-ji Temple was founded in the year 876 by the command of Emperor Junna's wife, Imperial Princess Masako, and granted to the emperor's second son, Imperial Prince Monk Gojaku, who served as head priest and oversaw the construction of a complex of temple buildings.
876年（貞観_(日本)18年）淳和天皇皇后正子内親王の令旨により開創され、淳和天皇第二皇子恒寂法親王が賜り、入寺して、大覚寺の伽藍を整備した。