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Zen Priest Playing Shakuhachi Flute

Sunday, May 11th, 2008

Zen Priest Playing Shakuhachi

Chance Encounter with Zen Priest


Komuso were Zen Buddhist Priests who used to travel about playing the Shakuhachi (Japanese Flute) for meditation and alms. Komuso means “Priest of Nothingness.”

I encountered this Komuso while I was in Nagoya. Komuso ceased to exist from the late 19th Century onwards.

The titles are bits of Zen sayings from samurai and Zen Masters. The subtitles tell the tale of the Komuso and their ultimate fate.

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