However "Omiwa-Jinja Shi" (The history of Omiwa-Jinja Shrine) denies it, saying that it was founded by Kyoen on the ground that 'a statue of Kyoen was enshrined in Kaisan-do Hall (temple where the statue of founder priest is placed) of the temple.'
しかし『大神神社史』は、「平等寺境内の開山堂に慶円の像を安置していた」ことを根拠に、寺伝を否定し、慶円を開山者としている。