However, at that time it appears that monks who produced such Buddhist paintings were included in busshi (a sculptor of Buddhist statues); therefore, 定豊, 平慶, and 玄朝, who played an active part in the creation of Buddhist paintings in the 10th century, were all called 'busshi.'
もっとも、当時はこうした仏教絵画を制作する僧侶は、仏像そのものの制作にあたる仏師のうちに含まれていたと考えられ、10世紀に活躍した仏教絵画の作家である定豊・平慶・平慶などは全て「仏師」と称されている。