According to that book, the Taima-dera Temple was founded by the Prince Maroko, a half younger brother of the Prince Shotoku, as 'the Zenrin-ji Temple' which honzon was Miroku-butsu, and his grandson Taima no Mahito Kunimi moved it to the present place which was related with EN no Ozunu (A semi-legendary holy man noted for his practice of mountain asceticism during the second half of the seventh century) in 681.
當麻寺について同書には、聖徳太子の異母弟である麻呂古王が弥勒仏を本尊とする「禅林寺」として草創したものであり、その孫の当麻国見（たいまのまひとくにみ）が天武天皇10年（681年）に役小角（えんのぎょうじゃ）ゆかりの地である現在地に移したものだ、とある。