According to "Tofuku-ji shi," the Shaka triad statues of Manju-ji Temple were moved to Tofuku-ji Temple and installed as principal images after the butsuden (Buddha statue hall) of Tofuku-ji Temple was destroyed by fire in 1881.
『東福寺誌』によると、明治14年（1881年）に東福寺の仏殿が焼失した際、万寿寺にあった釈迦三尊像を東福寺に移して新しい本尊とした。