The later increase in devotion to Amitabha and the spread of pessimism due to decadent-age theory during the latter part of the Heian period led to the construction of an Amitabha hall at Hokai-ji Temple.
その後、平安後期の阿弥陀信仰の高まりや末法思想の普及にともない、法界寺にも阿弥陀堂が建てられた。