The temple legend says that the statue in the center is the manifestation of Shaka Nyorai, the statue on the right is the honji (original ground or true nature) of Senju Kannon (Thousand Armed Avalokiteshwara), and the statue on the left is the honji of Miroku Bosatsu (Buddha of the Future, Bodhisattva of the Present), each of them representing the past, current, and future worlds.
寺伝では中央の像が釈迦如来、向かって右の像が千手観音、左の像が弥勒菩薩を本地とし、それぞれ過去・現世・来世を象徴するという。