During the Enryaku era (XNUMX-XNUMX), Kobo Daishi returned from China (Tang Dynasty) and came to Goza in search of a good site to establish a sacred place for the propagation of esoteric Shingon Buddhism. After performing a XNUMX-day goma offering at Mt. Kompira, he carved a statue of Fudo Myoo into a natural stone protruding from the ground with his fingernails, according to the legend. The villagers worship this image as Tsumekiri-Fudoson, and have built a hall to worship the image as a sacred place and an absolute secret Buddha. In addition to the Fudoson, there is a Daishi Hall dedicated to Kobo Daishi, the founder of the temple, a Yakushi Hall, and a Koyasu Jizo (a guardian deity for children).
(History of Shima Town, Revised Edition, Shima Town Board of Education, 2004)
