Kaichin
| [Genre] | Shomyo |
| [Also Known As] | Evening Signal to Retire |
Kaichin appears on the following albums
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 | Musical Anthology of the Orient, Unesco Collection Vol 4 | |
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KAICHIN, Evening signal to retire. The monastic day is regulated by signals given on percussion instruments; there is a signal to rise for early morning service, there are various summons to gatherings or prayers, to the cleaning of the temple hall, and also to retire. At nine o'clock three groups of nine beats each are struck on the tsuridaiko, each group being answered by a single beat on the ogane. Then follows a pattern on the wooden gong han, struck three times, beginning very slowly and working up to a great speed; at the very end there are two isolated strokes. Finally the big bell is struck twice. When the monks hear this, they quietly interrupt meditation or work and prepare to return in quiet procession to their cells. Performers: The monks of the Eiheiji Recorded at the Eiheiji on November 22nd 1953. (Translation by Eta Harich-Schneider) | ||