At the end of the Heian period, in accordance with the spread of Mappo-shiso (the "end of the world" belief), a faith in the rebirth at Saiho Gokuraku Jodo of Amida Nyorai (Amitabha Tathagata) after life and Amida-do Hall (temple hall having an enshrined image of Amitabha) was actively built.
平安時代末期、いわゆる末法思想の普及に伴って、来世に阿弥陀如来の西方極楽浄土に生まれ変わろうとする信仰が広がり、阿弥陀堂が盛んに建立された。