The antecedent of this temple was Myosho-ji Temple, which was started by Shomyo NANPO during the Shoo era (1288 - 1293), and after the temple was destroyed by a fire resulting from a war during the Genko era (1331 - 1334), Ikkyu Sojun rebuilt it as a thatched hut in 1456 and called it Shuon-an Temple.
この寺の前身は正応年間（1288年～1293年）南浦紹明が開いた妙勝寺で、元弘年間（1331年～1334年）に兵火にあって衰退していたのを、1456年（康正2年）一休宗純が草庵を結んで中興し酬恩庵と号した。