In the first year of the Hakuchi era (650), while En no Gyoja was training at Minoh Falls, he was said to have received instruction from Nagarjuna Bodhisattva, who carved a statue of Benzaiten under the falls and enshrined it in a temple hall. The temple was formerly known as Minoh Temple. During the Edo period, the temple issued the "Minoh Fukutomi" lottery, and is also known as the birthplace of the lottery, with its appearance depicted in the "Settsu Meisho Zue." Worshippers flock to the temple year-round to see Benzaiten, who is said to bestow blessings of wealth and success in the performing arts. It is also the central training center for mountain asceticism, and the annual Great Homa Ceremony, attracts mountain ascetics from all over the Kinki region.