The shrine was originally located at the western base of Mt. Tenma and had a hall called Nyoho Kyodo (the Sutra Hall) in its precinct, but it was burned down during Kanbun era (1661-1672).
当初は天満山の西麓に位置し境内に如法経堂という堂があったが、寛文年間に火災で全焼した。