This system, which had made possible the reconstruction of Todai-ji Temple, became popular among other temples, and major temples often installed the Kanjin shoku position in order to restrict them.
東大寺を再建させたこの制度は他の寺院にも用いられて、有力寺院の再建には勧進職（かんじんしょく）が任命されるのが恒例とされた。