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Reibo - Fukeshu-Shakuhachi

Reibo - Fukeshu-Shakuhachi

Fujiyoshi Etsuzan
Synergy Co., Ltd. - JTD-1001 LMCD-1181
1990

Track Title Kanji Length Artist
1  Play Button Reibo (Don't know which version) 霊慕 06'43 Shakuhachi: Fujiyoshi Etsuzan
Describes the suffering of those who endeavour to become awakened (to attain SATORI, "peace of soul").
2  Play Button Kuyo 供養 04'13 Shakuhachi: Fujiyoshi Etsuzan
Cult, consolation (puja) a buddhist term. By offerings to Buddha and to the dead, one quietens the "souls".
3  Play Button Taki Ochi (Taizan Ha) 滝落 05'58 Shakuhachi: Fujiyoshi Etsuzan
In life, there are happy moments, and painful ones. This is compared to the process through which a small brook widens to become a river, and eventually reaches the ocean.
4  Play Button Jiang he Shui 江河水 03'51 Shakuhachi: Fujiyoshi Etsuzan
Chinese folk music. Laments of a woman whose husband, drafted by the army, won't return, and she drowns herself from excess of despair.
5  Play Button Sange 散華 04'10 Shakuhachi: Fujiyoshi Etsuzan
Confession (ksama) a buddhist word. Reflecting upon one's own thoughts, words and action, and resoiving not to sin.
6  Play Button Yazagin 夜座吟 03'28 Shakuhachi: Fujiyoshi Etsuzan
While reciting poetry on a peaceful evening, one's soul is overwhelmed by a feeling of nostalgia for the beloved fatherland.
7  Play Button Bhaisajyaguru 薬師如来 01'39 Shakuhachi: Fujiyoshi Etsuzan
A prayer for the health of body and soul.
8  Play Button Komyo 光明 01'52 Shakuhachi: Fujiyoshi Etsuzan
A prayer for "the peace of the soul" through the light of Buddha's wisdom.
9  Play Button Suzuru 巣鶴 06'28 Shakuhachi: Fujiyoshi Etsuzan
Joys and sorrows of the birds, buiiding their nest, caring for their young until they leave their birthplace forever.
10  Play Button Reibo Nagashi 鈴慕流 05'55 Shakuhachi: Fujiyoshi Etsuzan
A variation of "REIBO".