This list contains people and deities in 812 who underwent the abhisheka at Takaosan-ji presided by Kūkai.

The Buddhist Sutra "Bimashōkyō", translated by Guṇabhadra, was handed down at the temple.

Itakura Katsushige, a daimyō and former Kyoto shoshidai in the Tokugawa shogunate, commissioned a major reconstruction in 1623.

Present structures include the following: The temple is located above the Kiyotaki River (清滝川, kiyotakigawa), and has a special ceremonial well (閼伽井, akai) built on the grounds.

Visitors can purchase tiny plates made of clay to throw out from the famous cliffs, the kin'unkei (錦雲渓), overlooking Kiyotaki River, with the hopes of one's plate hitting the river far below.