Aah yes, Ikkyu, the man who frequented brothels more than
he did temples.
Although not mentioning the shakuhachi, here is verse I
came across in "Japanese Humour" by R.H Blyth:
We eat, excrete,
Sleep, and get up;
This is our world.
All we have to do after that,-
Is to die.
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