Although "Jindaiki" was quite often referred to in historical materials, it was a document designed to be kept secret, and therefore not even family of the priests were allowed to view it.
『神代記』はその後も史料にしばしば言及されたが、元来神代記は秘中の書として秘蔵され、社家の人間でも拝観は許されなかった。