It is known from diaries and records of the time that at least five sixteen-shaku (shaku = about 30.3cm) Amitabha statues existed at Hokai-ji Temple during the latter part of the Heian period.
平安時代後期の法界寺には、当時の日記等の記録で判明するだけで少なくとも5体の丈六の阿弥陀如来像が存在したことがわかっている。