That is to say, the name of the temple built by SOGA no Umako was Hoko-ji Temple or Gango-ji Temple, and the official name of the small temple now standing on the site of Hoko-ji Temple's Chukondo (Middle Hall) is 'Angoin'; however, the name 'Asuka-dera Temple' appears in travel notes from the Edo period, and is also included in various technical terms, for example 'Asuka-dera-style temple layout'.
すなわち蘇我馬子が建立した寺院の法号は「法興寺」または「元興寺」（がんごうじ）であり、法興寺中金堂跡に現在建つ小寺院の公称は「安居院」（あんごいん）だが「飛鳥寺」の呼称は江戸時代の紀行文などにも見え、「飛鳥寺式伽藍配置」など学術用語にも使われている。