It is believed to have originally been a triad like the statues of Horyu-ji Temple's Shakyamuni triad; however, both side-attendants were lost and the statue itself was seriously damaged by fire caused by lightning, so that only the upper half of the face, the left ear, and the index, middle, and third fingers of the right hand are said to be original.
当初は法隆寺釈迦三尊像と同様の三尊形式だったはずだが両脇侍像は失われ、釈迦像も鎌倉時代の建久7年（1196年）の落雷のための火災で甚大な損害を受けており当初の部分は顔の上半分、左耳、右手の第2・3・4指に残るのみだといわれる。