In 668, a monk named Dogyo from Silla (one of the three kingdoms of Korea) attempted to steal the sacred sword kept in Atsuta-jingu Shrine and bring it back to Silla.
これに拠れば668年に新羅の僧・道行が熱田神宮の神剣を盗み、新羅に持ち帰ろうとした。