During the Tenji era, Motomichi renovated and expanded the Jimyo-in Temple, which had been founded by his father Motoyori as his jibutsu-do hall (a private Buddha statue hall reserved for nobility), and changed the name to Anrakuko-in.
天治年間において、父の基頼が創建した持仏堂である持明院を改築・拡張して、安楽光院と改名。