Chonen, a priest of Todai-ji Temple who went to Sung in 983, was given 481 boxes and 5,048 volumes of Tripitaka and 40 volumes of Buddhist sutras newly translated; he brought them back to Japan, but because they were placed at Hojo-ji Temple, which was built by FUJIWARA no Michinaga, they vanished in smoke along with the temple.
983年に入宋した東大寺僧のちょう然（ちょうねん）は、新撰の大蔵経481函5048巻と新訳経典40巻などを下賜され、日本に持ち帰ったが、藤原道長が建立した法成寺に施入したために、寺と共に焼失してしまった。