After the fire of 1717 during the Edo Period large scale reconstruction was not done, partly due to the changing historical backdrop, and Saikon-do Hall, Kodo Hall, and Nandai-mon Gate (great south gate) that were destroyed at the time were never reconstructed.
江戸時代の享保2年（1717年）の火災の時は、時代背景の変化もあって大規模な復興はなされず、この時焼けた西金堂、講堂、南大門などはついに再建されずじまいであった。