It was dedicated by FUJIWARA no Michiaki who was 5 generations after FUJIWARA no Muchimaro, and his uncle, TACHIBANA no Sumikiyo, and initially it was in Yamashiro Docho-ji Temple.
藤原武智麻呂の5世の孫である藤原道明と道明の伯父の橘澄清によって寄進されたもので、当初は山城道澄寺にあった。