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This is a Koten piece from the Nezasa Ha school .

History (from Lee, Dr Riley Kelly)
Hachi gaeshi / Returning the Bowl is performed after the 'priest of nothingness' received alms, usually a bowl of uncooked rice. The priest would empty the rice into his collecting bag, return the bowl and then perform Returning the Bowl. This piece is therefore an expression of gratitude, on the part of the priest for the food which gives him life, and on the part of the donor for the opportunity to give.

Hachigaeshi (Nezasa Ha) appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Bamboo Grass - Yearning for the Bell Volume 2  (Listen)	Lee, Dr Riley Kelly
Hachi gaeshi / Returning the Bowl is performed after the 'priest of nothingness' received alms, usually a bowl of uncooked rice. The priest would empty the rice into his collecting bag, return the bowl and then perform Returning the Bowl. This piece is therefore an expression of gratitude, on the part of the priest for the food which gives him life, and on the part of the donor for the opportunity to give.
Koten Shakuhachi Gaku Zen Shu - 5  (Listen)	Takeuchi Chiko
Shakuhachi Honkyoku	Lee, Dr Riley Kelly
Shakuhachi Zen  (Listen)	Singer, John
Shinmukaiji - An Introduction to Zen Shakuhachi  (Listen)	Sakai Chikuho II
Smithsonian Folkways - Shakuhachi Honkyoku	Lee, Dr Riley Kelly
Souvenir of Japan - Shakuhachi Komusoh and Suizen  (Listen)	Sakai Chikuho II
Tsugaru no Take no Oto Nezasa Ha Kimpu Ryu Shakuhachi  (Listen)
World of Zen Music, The - Shakuhachi Music from Tsugaru, Nezasa-ha Kinpu-ryu  (Listen)	Nakamura Akikazu
Hachigaeshi is the last of the set of three alms-gathering pieces. After a monk had received rice or some other form of alms in his bowl, he would then play this piece in thanks for the charity bestowed upon him.