Manuscripts
There are two major branches of Kojiki manuscripts: Ise and Urabe. The extant Urabe branch consists of 36 existing manuscripts all based on the 1522 copies by Urabe Kanenaga. The Ise branch may be subdivided into the Shinpukuji-bon (真福寺本?) manuscript of 1371-1372 and the Dōka-bon (道果本?) manuscripts. The Dōka sub-branch consists of:
- the Dōka-bon (道果本?) manuscript of 1381; only the first half of the first volume remains
- the Dōshō-bon (道祥本?) manuscript of 1424; only the first volume remains, and there are many defects
- the Shun'yu-bon (春瑜本?) manuscript of 1426; one volume
The Shinpukuji-bon manuscript (1371–1372) is the oldest existing manuscript. While divided into the Ise branch, it is actually a mixture of the two branches. The monk Ken'yu based his copy on Ōnakatomi Sadayo's copy. In 1266, Sadayo copied volumes one and three, but did not have access to the second volume. Finally, in 1282, he obtained access the second volume through a Urabe-branch manuscript that he used to transcribe.
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