As for foundation of this temple, there is a lore that Prince Shotoku was the founder, but it is probably a subjoinder associated with the lore that Prince Shotoku himself carved statues of four guardian kings when he prayed for victory against MONONOBE no Moriya.
当寺の創建について、聖徳太子を開基とする伝承もあるが、これは太子が物部守屋討伐の戦勝祈願をした際に、自ら四天王の像を刻んだという伝承に因んだ後世の付託と思われる。