In the Nara period, Buddhism developed thanks to protection by the government as well as the ideology of Chingo kokka and Hoe (Buddhist mass) and prayers to protect the nation were often held.
奈良時代の仏教は、鎮護国家の思想とあいまって国家の保護下に置かれていよいよ発展し、国を守るための法会や祈祷がさかんにおこなわれた。