Kutai Amida-do halls constructed during the latter part of the Heian period were said to be approximately 30 on records, including the one constructed at Hojo-ji Muryoju-in Temple by FUJIWARA no Michinaga, but the extant main hall of Joruri-ji Temple is the only one to survive.
平安後期に建てられた九体阿弥陀堂は、藤原道長の造営した法成寺無量寿院をはじめ、記録に残るだけで約30棟あったとされるが、現存するものはこの浄瑠璃寺本堂のみである。