In this instance, the hisashi has two more pillars each at the front and on its side; it is usually about 9 meters long at the front (six pillars) and about 7.2 meters long on its side (five pillars), while the hashirama of the hisashi in the kondo of Yamada-dera Temple is 5.4 meters at the front and 3.6 meters on its side like that of a moya, misaligning the layout line across the moya and the one across Hisashi.
この場合、庇は柱が2本ずつ増えて正面5間（柱6本）、側面4間（柱5本）となるのが普通であるが、山田寺金堂の場合は、庇の柱間も身舎と同じ正面3間、側面2間で、身舎と庇の柱筋が合っていない。