Because it is placed in a zushi (a cupboard-like case with double doors in which an image of (the) Buddha, a sutra, or some other revered object is kept at a temple) on the north side of the Hokkedo and the doors are allowed to open only once a year, it is very well-preserved.
堂内において北側の厨子に安置され、年一回だけしか開扉が許されていないため、極めて保存状態が良い。