According to "Nihongi Ryaku" (Summary of Japanese Chronologies) and "Todaiji Yoroku" (The Digest Record of Todai-ji Temple), main buildings including the Kon-do Hall were destroyed by a typhoon in 962.
また、『日本紀略』『東大寺要録』によれば、応和2年（962年）台風で金堂以下の主要堂宇が倒壊し