Shakuhachi

The shakuhachi (尺八 in Japanese, pronounced /shakoo-hatchee/) is a Japanese end-blown flute which is held vertically like a recorder instead of being held transversely like the familiar Western transverse flute. It was used by the monks of the Fuke sect of Zen Buddhism in the practice of Suizen (blowing meditation).

Related Topics:
Japanese - Japan - End-blown flute - Recorder - Transverse flute - Fuke sect - Zen - Buddhism - Suizen

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