Conversely, taisha-zukuri style buildings use the shape of the Chinese character 田, which is square and close to that of traditional Japanese houses, and accordingly it is considered that shrine buildings using this style developed from palaces that had been used for religious services.
これに対して、大社造はほぼ正方形の古典的な日本家屋に近い「田の字」形であることから、祭祀の場に使われていた宮殿が社殿に発展したと考えられている。