Kinkoryu Honkyoku

...He became a ronin (masterless samurai) and a komuso (priest of the Fuke sect), and later went to Edo to serve as a fukiawase (a shakuhachi instructor) of the Fuke sect. He collected, organized, and arranged shakuhachi pieces handed down in komuso temples around the country, creating about 30 pieces. These became the basis of the Kinko-ryu honkyoku (main piece of music). (2) The second generation (1747-1811, Enkyo 4-Bunka 8), son of the first generation. ...

*Some of the terminology used in "Kotokoryu Honkyoku" is explained below.

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…浪人して普化（ふけ）宗の虚無僧となり，のち江戸に出て普化宗の吹合（ふきあわせ）(尺八指導役)を務め，諸国の虚無僧寺所伝の尺八曲を収集，整理，編曲して約30曲を制定。これが琴古流本曲の基となる。(2)2世(1747‐1811∥延享4‐文化8)　初世の子。…

※「琴古流本曲」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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