At Kawara-dera Temple the corridors from the left and right of the middle gate cut the center of the temple into squares, and Chukon-do Hall is located at the center of the northern area.
川原寺では中門左右から出た廻廊が伽藍中心部を方形に区切り、廻廊の北辺中央に中金堂が位置する。