| Shuen died in 835, and the five-storied pagoda is the only building which dates back to his time (the first half of the ninth century) among the present buildings of Muro-ji Temple, it must have taken a considerable number of years to complete the buildings as they are now. |
修円は承和 (日本)2年（835年）に没しているが、現存の室生寺の堂塔のうち、この時期（9世紀前半）にまでさかのぼると見られるのは五重塔のみであり、現在のような伽藍が整うまでには相当の年数を要したものと思われる。 |