In the end of the Kamakura period, the temple filled a position of betto-ji (a temple attached to a shrine) of Omiwa-jinja Shrine--the position superior to Daigorin-ji Temple, which was also ranked as a jingu-ji (betto-ji).
鎌倉末期には、同じ神宮寺であった大御輪寺をもしのぎ、大神神社の別当寺の地位にたっていた。