Re: [Shaku] shakuhachi

From: John Baker (jinpa19822003@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Mar 11 2005 - 11:07:02 PST


--- Frederick Court <fwrcourt@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>
>
> If anyone can direct to me to textual references re
> traditions of Zen schools associated with Shakuhachi
> I
> would be very interested.
> Even poems by Japanese masters through out the ages
> associated with flute playing of any type.
>
> Thanks
>

Hi.

Ikkyu has a great poem that I can't quote, but it says
basically

I love bamboo, the way it looks
and because men carve it into flutes

Regards,

John Baker
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