As the Jodo sect (Pure Land Buddhism) developed, more garan were built with a style seen in the Jodo-mandala, which has an Amida hall in the center and a large pond placed in front of the Amida hall.
また浄土教の発展に伴い、阿弥陀堂を中心にして前面に広い池を設けた浄土曼荼羅図（浄土変）にみるような伽藍が多く建てられた。