The opening of the tale in the Atsuta manuscript, a version written entirely in Chinese characters (mana) with katakana reading aids, headed 平家物語巻第一 祇園精舎: 祇園精舎鐘声有諸行无常響. From a 1941 facsimile of the manuscript (Bunmei era, 1469–1487); National Diet Library 1142751.Unknown scribe; facsimile published 1941; National Diet Library, manuscript 1469–1487; facsimile 1941 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
