こむそう
虚無僧
1. begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
2. KomusōA komusō was a Japanese mendicant monk of the Fuke school of Zen Buddhism, during the Edo period of 1600-1868. Komusō were characterised by the straw basket (a sedge or reed hood named a tengai) worn on the head, manifesting the absence of specific ego. They are also known for playing solo pieces on the shakuhachi (a type of Japanese bamboo flute).
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