During the Meiji period it was decided that his mausoleum should be called Amidaji-no-misasagi, having been sited next to Amida-ji Temple, which was chosen out of more than ten traditional places.
明治に入り、数十箇所の陵墓の伝承地の中から、阿彌陀寺に隣接するものが陵墓とされ阿彌陀寺陵（あみだじのみささぎ）とされた。