One of the six temples forming the Roku-Amida pilgrimage circuit established by the monk Kuya (Koya Shonin), who placed Amida Buddha images at six locations in Kyoto in the Heian period. Kuya, known as the \'Saint of the Markets,\' was a pioneer of Pure Land Buddhism among the common people. The Amida Nyorai image is said to have been carved by Kuya himself.

Roku-Amidabutsu-ji (Nenbutsu-ji) is traditionally said to have been founded around 950 CE by the monk Kuya Shonin (903–972), who was venerated as the 'Saint of the Markets' for spreading Pure Land Buddhist teachings among the common people of Kyoto. The temple is counted as one of the six sites form…