This construction had a major cultural and political significance such as the ensuing spread of Zen Buddhism (particularly the Rinzai Sect) as a result of Ankoku-ji Temples and the regulation of forms of Buddhism other than Zen by Risho-to Pagodas.
安国寺による禅宗（特に臨済宗）の地方への波及、また利生塔による禅宗以外の宗派の統制など、文化的・政治的意義が大きかった。