The "Kondo Nikki" (Daily record of main temple structure), which was established in the late 11th century, contains a detailed description of Buddha statues which were enshrined in Kondo (the Golden Pavilion) of the Horyu-ji Temple at the time, but even here no mention is made about Kudara Kannon; similarly, "Shotoku Taishi Denshiki" (The private recollections on the life of Prince Shotoku) written by Kenshin, a monk of Horyu-ji Temple during the Kamakura period, does not mention Kudara Kannon.
11世紀後半成立の『金堂日記』には、当時法隆寺金堂内にあった仏像に関する詳細な記録があるが、ここにも百済観音に関する言及はなく、鎌倉時代の法隆寺の僧・顕真による『聖徳太子伝私記』も同様に百済観音には触れていない。