In 1615, the Jodo Sect established Kanto-Juhachi-Danrin in Edo, which grew to be a temporary Kangaku-ba, which was established in 1868 in Chioninzan (thus the establishment of the school was in 1968, and the 'monument to the school's establishment' is in front of Chion-in Sanmon).
1615年に浄土宗が江戸に開設した関東十八檀林の流れを汲んで1868年に知恩院山内に設けた仮勧学場が前身である（従って1868年を創基とし、知恩院三門前に「建学の碑」がある）。