As for the temple buildings of Gango-ji Temple in the Nara period, the Nandai-mon gate (literally, Great South Gate), Chu-mon gate (literally, Inner Gate), Kon-do Hall (Miroku Buddha is enshrined as Honzon), Ko-do Hall (lecture hall), Sho-do Hall (hall preserving the temple bell) and Jiki-do Hall (dining hall) were arranged on the straight from south to north.
奈良時代の元興寺伽藍は、南大門、中門、金堂（本尊は弥勒仏）、講堂、鐘堂、食堂（じきどう）が南北に一直線に並んだ。