From the Kamakura period to the Northern and Southern Courts period, it produced the eminent monks Seigen (7th head priest), Kenjin (11th head priest) and Kenshun (21st head priest), and received the protection of Takauji ASHIKAGA.
鎌倉時代から南北朝時代(日本)にかけて、成賢（7世）・憲深（11世）・賢俊（21世）と高僧を輩出し、足利尊氏から厚く保護された。