Then Japanese Buddhist monks Ennin and Enchin introduced it to Japan, since then, Daxingshan Temple became the cradle of Chinese Esoteric Buddhism.

Huiyuan (慧远), Huizang (慧藏), SengXiu (僧休), Baozhen (宝镇), Hongzun (洪遵) and Tanqian (昙迁), known as the "Six Prominent Buddhist Monks", settled at the temple under the command of the emperor.

From 716 to 720, during the Kaiyuan period (713–741), Śubhakarasiṃha, Vajrabodhi and Amoghavajra resided in the temple, where they translated Buddhist sutras and disseminated Chinese Esoteric Buddhism.

Japanese Buddhist monks Ennin and Enchin received Chinese Esoteric Buddhism and introduced it from China to Japan.

[3] During the Yongle era (1403–1424) of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), monk Yunfeng (云峰) settled at Daxingshan Temple, he supervised the construction of halls and drum tower, and preached Chan Buddhism there.

In 1943, Daxingshan Temple became the site of a Buddhist college and the Association of Chinese Religious Believers, which were founded by Taixu, Yu Bin and Feng Yuxiang.

After the 3rd plenary session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, according to the national policy of free religious belief, the Buddhist Association of Shaanxi took over the temple and started a reconstruction project.

[3] In 2015, China's paramount leader Xi Jinping and Indian prime minister Shri Narendra Modi visited the temple.

Under the eaves is a plaque with the Chinese characters "Hall of Heavenly Kings" written by the former Venerable Master of the Buddhist Association of China Zhao Puchu.