There have been no other instances of a large number of senbutsu being excavated from one location anywhere else in Japan, and although their use has not been clearly identified, the theory that they completely covered the walls of the temple as a decoration is most favored.
塼仏が1箇所から大量に発掘された事例は日本で他になく、その用途ははっきり解明されていないが、仏堂の壁面を塼仏で埋め尽して荘厳していたという説が有力である。