The history of Tendai Buddhism in Europe starts with the ordination of Riccardo Venturini from Italy and Emmanuel Rock from the United Kingdom. Both of them studied under Reverend Ichishima Shōshin, 36th Abbot of Senzō-ji and Professor Emeritus at Taishō University.

In Japan, only a few priests are both eligible and willing to teach Tendai Buddhism and its Esoteric Practices to the non-Japanese. Reverend Ichishima is one of them. Up to this day, thanks to the generosity he has showed towards his disciples and his translation of seminal doctrinal and ritual texts, he remains the guiding light behind all overseas activities

This website is managed by the disciples of Reverend Ichishima Shōshin. In Europe, there are also priests who trained under the guidance of Reverend Monshin Naamon of the Tendai Buddhist Institute in New York and Reverend Ryōei Tyler of Kongōsan Eigenji in California.