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Komusō

The Komusō (虚無僧, 'priest of nothingness' or 'monk of emptiness') were wandering non-monastic lay Buddhists from the warrior-class (samurai and rōnin) who were noted for wearing straw basket hats called tengai and playing the shakuhachi bamboo flute, nowadays called suizen (吹禅, 'Zen of blowing (the flute)'). [clarification needed] During the Edo period…

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Characteristics of the komusō

FlutePilgrimageShakuAlmsDhyana
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History

Kamisango (1988)GagakuBakufuRinzai-shuShinchi Kakushin
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SamuraiRōninShakuhachiEdo periodRinzai Zen
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Etymology

RomanizedRecord of LinjiChan
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Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033898
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related to The Kyotaku denki and the Fuke-shū (18th–19th century) · 22
Komusō → According, Boro-no Techô, Chinese, Fuke, Fuke-shū, He, It, Japanese, Kokuji Kai, Kyotaku, Linji, Puhua, Puhua's, Record, Rinzai-shu, Shichiku Shoshin-shû, Tang China, The, The Kyotaku, Zen
related to External links · 19
Komusō → Buddhist, Edo Period, From Historical Legitimation, Fukezen Shakuhachi Honkyoku Archived, Hisamatsu Fūyō, Hitori Mondō Kinko Ryū, Media, Musical Language, PDF Text Archived, Rinzai, Ryū, Shakuhachi-Zen, Spiritualisation, Systemisation, The Record, Wayback MachineKomuso, Wayback MachineThe Kyotaku Denki, Wikimedia CommonsThe Zen Teaching, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Institutionalization and privileges (17th century) · 18
Komusō → After, At, Buddhist, Due, Edo, In, Kakushin, Kuotaku Denki, Kyoto, Kōkoku-ji, Myōan-ji, Reiho-ji, Several, Shirakata, Simple, The, Tokugawa Shogunate, While
related to Etymology · 10
Komusō → By, Chinese Chan Buddhist, Chinese- Zhenzhou Puhua, Fuke, Fuke-shū, Linji, Record, The, Wandering, Zen
related to history · 10
Komusō → Fuke-shu, Governmental Decree, Historical, Kamisango, Keichô Okite Gaki, Kokuti Kai, Kyotaku, Nakazuka Chikozan, Sanford, The
related to Boro and komosō (14th–16th century) · 5
Komusō → Predecessors, The, There, These, Tsurezurega
related to Characteristics of the komusō · 2
Komusō → Japan, The
related to Disguise and outfit · 2
Komusō → Further, The
is a · 1
Komusō → Keichō Okite Gaki

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shakuhachi century zen honkyoku known fuke denki 19th also according kyotaku 18th fuke-shū puhua government needed pieces kinko flute komuso

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Komusōis aKeichō Okite Gaki0.90text
Komusōrelated to Boro and komosō (14th–16th century)Predecessors0.60section
Komusōrelated to Boro and komosō (14th–16th century)Tsurezurega0.60section
Komusōrelated to Boro and komosō (14th–16th century)These0.60section
Komusōrelated to Boro and komosō (14th–16th century)The0.60section
Komusōrelated to Boro and komosō (14th–16th century)There0.60section
Komusōrelated to Characteristics of the komusōThe0.60section
Komusōrelated to Characteristics of the komusōJapan0.60section
Komusōrelated to Disguise and outfitThe0.60section
Komusōrelated to Disguise and outfitFurther0.60section
Komusōrelated to EtymologyWandering0.60section
Komusōrelated to EtymologyBy0.60section

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