From then on, as Buddhism spread, the pagoda went from being at the center of a monastery to being gradually relegated to the periphery, with the Buddha hall enshrining Buddhist statues becoming the most important building and generally being constructed at a temple's center.
以降、仏教の浸透と共に、塔が伽藍の中心から周辺部へと次第に追いやられていくのに対し、仏像を祀る仏堂は寺院において最重要な建物となり、基本的に寺院の中心部に建立されるようになった。