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The Legend of the Wooden Fish
The "wooden fish" is a percussion instrument made of a hollow wooden block originally used by Buddhist priests to beat rhythms when chanting scriptures. These are two kinds of wooden fish: one is round with carved scales and the other is rectangular and suspended in front of dinning halls of Buddhist temples. It is said [...]
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Tagged Buddhist, instrument, rhythm, sakyamuni, scripture, Wooden fish
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Wooden Fish
Wooden fish is a percussion instrument made of wooden or bamboo materials similar to the Western wood block. It is often used during rituals by Buddhist priest in China, Japan, Korea and other East Asian countries to keep rhythm when chanting scriptures. These are two kinds of wooden fish: one is round in shape, hollow [...]
Posted in Chinese Culture, Chinese tradition
Tagged Bodhisattva, Percussion, sakyamuni, scales, scripture, wakefulness, Wooden fish
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