Though nothing is clear in detail about this Jodo-ji Temple, including the year of its establishment, it is known that FUJIWARA no Gyoshi, the spouse of Imperial Prince Ariakira, the son of Emperor Godaigo, entered the priesthood in this Jodo-ji Temple in 986, and that Myogu, the son of Imperial Prince Ariakira, also entered this temple as a priest.
この浄土寺の創建年代等については不詳であるが、986年（寛和2年）浄土寺で有明親王（醍醐天皇の皇子）の妃である藤原暁子が出家し、有明親王の子明救（みょうぐ）が入寺している。