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Kokû (Don't know which version)

虚空

[Genre]Honkyoku

Kokû (Don't know which version) appears on the following albums

Album Artist

Calligraphy Shakuhachi : Vlastislav Matousek

Chikusei Shakuhachi : Matsumoto Kyozan
Shakuhachi : Takahashi Kyohaku

Fuke Shu Honkyoku; Kyotaku Shakuhachi : Nishimura Koku
Play ButtonHeart of Bamboo, The Shakuhachi : Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin

Ichi on Buttsu - One sound Enlightenment Shakuhachi : Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin
Koku, or "Bell ringing in the Empty Sky," is one of the three oldest honkyoku (San-Koten). It is said to have been composed after death of the Zen monk Fuke-Zenji, patriarch of the shakuhachi, who in life is supposed to have walked around ringing a small hand-bell. In the legend the monk predicts the day of his own death. When the villagers hear of his death, they open his coffin and find it empty. However, they look to the sky and clearly hear the sound of a bell getting fainter, as if ascending to the clear, blue sky. The music of Koku ("empty sky") supposedly represents this event.
Play ButtonKoku Shakuhachi : Monden Tekikū
Play ButtonShakuhachi - Classical Modern Best 30 - 01 Shakuhachi : Okamoto Chikugai
Play ButtonShakuhachi - Ryudo - 01 Shakuhachi : Takahashi Ryudo
Play ButtonShakuhachi Tokusen Shakuhachi : Aoki Reibo II
Play ButtonSound of Zen, The Shakuhachi : Okuda Atsuya
Play ButtonSouvenir of Japan - Shakuhachi Komusoh and Suizen Shakuhachi : Unkown Fuke-shū players
Play ButtonTake no Shirabe; Fuke Shu Honkyoku Shakuhachi : Yes Yes