Dosha is the game of shooting at Nokishita (a space under the eaves) with limited height and width (at Sanjusangendo, it is about 5.5m high, 2.5m wide and 120m long), and the technique has been developed independently because of the need for an arrow to fly a long distance over a low path, and also for a number of arrows to hit a target within a certain time limit, is contested,
堂射は高さ・幅に制限のある長い軒下（三十三間堂は高さ約5.5m、幅約2.5m、距離約120m）を射通す競技で、低い弾道で長距離矢を飛ばし、さらに決められた時間内で射通した矢数を競うため、独自の技術的発展を遂げた。