This hall is dedicated to kūya shōnin, the founder of "rokusaibutsu" (a form of buddhist chanting). it is said that the monk saved the people by chanting buddhist prayers. this area is also where the original honnō-ji temple stood. the temple was destroyed when akechi mitsuhide's army set fire to it, and now only the place name moto-honnō-ji (original honnō-ji) remains a little east of this hall. the current honnō-ji temple, located south of teramachi oike, was rebuilt by toyotomi hideyoshi.