The honzon and his supporting deities Amida Nyorai and Yakushi Nyorai were all carved by Kōbō Daishi and are National Treasures. The temple commonly believed to have been built by him in a single night.

As the name implies, this temple used to be the biggest on Shikoku Island. Legend states that it was spared the ravages of Chōsokabe's armies when they were driven away by a huge swarm of bees that live at the temple.

This is the only temple on the pilgrimage that enshrines the angry-faces Batō Kannon as its honzon. The statue of Amida Nyorai is famous and called Tachi-uke-no-mida, Wounded Amida Bosatsu, who saved the temple from attach by Chōsokabe's troops by sacrificing himself and being wounded.

Don't miss the five-story pagoda and Niō( gate, which are both Important Cultural Properties. The pagoda was supposedly built by Kōbō Daishi. In fact, the first floor is supposed to be a remnant of the original building, with the upper floors being newer. But, some say that this is not true and, in fact, that the entire temple was burnt down by Chōsokabe and rebuilt in the 16th century.