Many sutras copied during this period remain, including "Shinkan-kengu-kyo"which came down to Kaidan-in of Todai-ji temple (kengu-kyo said copied by Emperor Shomu himself).
この時代の写経の遺品は東大寺戒壇院に伝来した『宸翰賢愚経』（けんぐきょう、伝聖武天皇宸翰）をはじめ数多く現存する。