According to records, starting with the burning down in 1063, which is mentioned in "Fuso ryakki," to that in the early-modern times in 1629, the temple building of Kiyomizu-dera Temple was burnt down at least nine times.
清水寺の伽藍は康平6年（1063年）の火災（扶桑略記に言及）以来、近世の寛永6年（1629年）の焼失まで、記録に残るだけで9回の焼失を繰り返している。