In the Nara period, a national "zobutsusho" (a workshop) where Buddhist statues for "daiji" (major temples built by Emperors), especially national temples were made, was newly built.
奈良時代、大寺、とりわけ官立寺院の仏像を造営する官立の造仏所（ぞうぶつしょ）が新設された。