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This is a Koten piece from the Myoan Shinpo Ryű school .

History (from Lee, Dr Riley Kelly)
Tehodoki Reiho / Initiation into the Dharma of the Bell refers to the bell of Fuke. The word tehodoki literally means 'leading one by the hand', that is, guiding a novice down the path.

Tehodoki Reiho appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Empty Sky - Yearning for the Bell Volume 3  (Listen)	Lee, Dr Riley Kelly
Tehodoki Reiho / Initiation into the Dharma of the Bell refers to the bell of Fuke. The word tehodoki literally means 'leading one by the hand', that is, guiding a novice down the path.
Pathway  (Listen)	Herr, Robert
A honkyoku piece that is usually taught to the beginners, Tehodoki Reibo (Introduction to the way of the bell), epitomizes the way of the bell, which seeks enlightenment through suizen (a Zen practice by blowing the shakuhachi).