A stone monument referring to "Asuka-daibutsu", which now stands at the entrance of the approach to the temple, has existed since 1792 and shows that the statue was already called "Asuka-daibutsu" at that time.
現在、参道入口に立つ「飛鳥大仏」の石碑は寛政4年（1792年）のもので当時すでに「飛鳥大仏」と呼ばれていたことがわかる。