It is known that Jocho, a busshi (sculptor of Buddhist statues) who completed the Japanese sculptures style at the end of Heian period, also made a replica of the statue of Buddha enshrined in Daian-ji Temple.
平安時代末期に和様彫刻様式を完成させた仏師・定朝も大安寺の釈迦像を模作したことが知られている。