In Japan, wooden fish are called mokugyo (kanji: 木魚; hiragana: もくぎょ), and some huge specimens found in Buddhist temples weigh more than 300 kg. The Vietnamese name for the wooden fish is mõ (chữ Nôm: 楳), and the Manchu name is toksitu (ᡨᠣᡴᠰᡳᡨᡠ).

Mokugyo are instantly recognizable by their entirely unique and pleasant penetrating sound that almost seems to hypnotize with its intensity. The use of the fish drum is nearly universally used in ritual and private meditation amongst most forms of Zen or Chan, Mahayana Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism.

Mokugyo is used by Buddhism monks and laity in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. It serves to keep the rhythm during sutra chanting.

2019年2月3日 · Mokugyo - the wooden fish played by Choon Koji from the Danish One Drop Zen Sangha. Harada Roshi has mentioned frequently that Choon´s play truly is outstand...

Mokugyo (a fish-shaped wooden drum) is intended to keep the rhythm of sutra chanting by beating and sounding. It also helps to awaken people in sutra chanting. It is used in Zen sect, Tendai sect, and Jodo sect. The use of Mokugyo was once prohibited in Jodo sect, but afterward, it came to be used when sutra was chanted.

Title: Mokugyo (木魚) Date: ca. 1800–1889. Geography: Japan. Culture: Japanese. Medium: Wood. Dimensions: Mokugyo: 24 × 8 in. (61 × 20.3 cm); Beater: 19 in. (48.3 cm) Classification: Idiophone-Struck-slit drum. Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889. Object Number: 89.4.1711

2024年9月13日 · The mokugyo, also known as a “fish drum” or “wooden fish,” is a traditional percussion instrument of East Asian Buddhist traditions, including China, Japan, and Korea. The word “mokugyo” comes from the Japanese characters “moku” (木), meaning wood, and “gyo” (魚), meaning fish, which reflects its shape and material.

木魚 （もくぎょ、木魚鼓、魚鼓、木鉦）は 読経 、 念仏 の際に 桴 （ばち）で打って鳴らす 仏具 の一種である [1]。 木魚は、 読経 時に打ち鳴らすことで、リズムを整える。 また、眠気覚ましの意味もあり、木魚が魚を模しているのは、眠るときも目を閉じない魚がかつて眠らないものだと信じられていたことに由来する [2]。 小さな 座布団 状の台の上に置かれ、先端を布で巻いた桴で叩くと、「ぽくぽく」という感じの音が鳴る。 大きさは直径6cm程度から、1m以上のも …

2013年5月27日 · Mokugyo are instantly recognizable by their entirely unique and pleasant penetrating sound that almost seems to hypnotize with it’s intensity. The use of the fish drum is nearly universally used in ritual and private meditation amongst most forms of Zen or Chan, Mahayana Buddhism and Pure Land Buddhism.

Japanese Buddhist Percussion "MOKUGYO" Wooden Fish Drum, It's a wooden percussion instrument that originated from East Asia. It is used by monks and lay people in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition....