Many written copies were made as a result, to the point that it's said there were about 60 different copies made of it during the Heian period alone; but among all such transcribed copies, the Koya-gire is the oldest, and continues to be revered as a model for calligraphy.
そのため写本も多く、平安時代にさかのぼる写本だけで約60種にのぼると言われているが、その中でも最古写本であり、書道の手本としても尊重されているのが高野切本である。