In the year 836, Koryu-ji Temple chief priest Dosho (disciple of Kukai) put great efforts into the restoration of the fire-ravaged statue and buildings and he became known as the Restoration Patriarch.
承和3年（836年）に広隆寺別当（住職）に就任した道昌（空海の弟子）は焼失した堂塔や仏像の復興に努め、中興の祖とされている。