The nine statues of Amida Nyorai housed within were crafted by the Buddhist statue sculptor Choen in order to pray for the recovery of Cloistered Emperor Toba (according to "Hyakuren sho").
安置する九体阿弥陀如来像は鳥羽法皇の病気平癒を祈って仏師長円に造らせたものであった（『百錬抄』による）。