Together with the Goei-do Hall (hall dedicated to the sect's founder) of Shinshu-honbyo Mausoleum, the Daibutsu-den is generally introduced as 'one of the largest architectural wooden structures in the world.'
明治時代に建てられた真宗本廟御影堂とともに｢世界最大の木造建築｣としてしばしば紹介される。