Chogen restored order and built temples ("Namu Amidabutsu sazenshu" [A Collection of Good Deeds by Namu Amidabutsu (Chogen)]), and the financial resources of the two provinces with a focus on Bizen were put into the restoration of Todai-ji Temple.
重源は、治安の回復や寺院建造をし（『南無阿弥陀仏作善集』）、備前国を中心とする両国の財力は、東大寺の復興につぎこまれた。