Kondo of Natsumi Hai-ji is known to have had the same form as that of Yamada-dera Temple in Asuka, and this is said to imply that it was strongly connected with the central government.
夏見廃寺の金堂は飛鳥の山田寺と同じ形をしていたことがわかっており、中央政府との結びつきの強さがうかがえるとされている。