Fully utilizing his practical capabilities, Chogen, who was regarded as 'giving top priority to preparations' ("Honen shonin gyojo eden" [Illustrated Records of the Activities by Honen Shonin]), successfully reconstructed Todai-ji Temple.
重源は「支度第一」（『法然上人行状絵伝』）と呼ばれたその実務能力を発揮して、見事に東大寺再興をしたのだった。