This scroll was written by Tuigeng Dening at the request of a Monk named Ning, and is a religious verse recited at a sermon in the lecture hall at the Wanshou Temple in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, on the winter solstice of 1262. Tuigeng Dening was one of the disciples of Wuzhun Shifan and later promoted to the position of 42nd chief priest of LingyinTemple, one of the five official temples (temples whose abbots are appointed by the government) which are regarded as the highest-ranking Zen temples.

Formerly owned by famous Japanese collector, Masuda Don’noh.

Publications
*Birankan, Tokiwayama Bunko, 1954 (see commentary by Honan Tayama)
*Hibai Yoko – Selected Catalogue from the Tokiwayama Bunko, The Tokiwayama Foundation, 1967 (see commentary by Hisao Sugahara)
*Treasures of Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation – Selected Masterpieces: Calligraphy and Ink Paintings, Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation,2003 (see commentary by Noriko Takahashi)
*Selected Masterpieces from the Treasures of Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation – Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation, Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation,2023 (see commentary by Katsunori Mutobe)