In 1789, Shiso, who realized his days were numbered, made his pupil write at his dictation, after his death, his own younger brother Mototsugu OKUDA (Shosai OKUDA) found the manuscript while he was arranging the articles left by Shiso, and talked with the heir of Shiso, then published it in 1794.
寛政元年（1789年）、自分の余命を悟った師曾が門人に口述筆記させ、その死後に遺品を整理していた実弟の奥田元継（奥田尚斎）がこれを発見し、師曾の嫡子と相談の上で同6年（1794年）に刊行された。