Gango-ji Temple in the Nara period prospered as a Dojo (place of Buddhist practice or meditation) of the Sanron sect and the Hosso sect, boasting a gigantic scale of temple buildings and site comparable with Todai-ji Temple and Kofuku-ji Temple.
奈良時代の元興寺は三論宗と法相宗の道場として栄え、東大寺や興福寺と並ぶ大伽藍を誇っていた。