Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

If you read Torsten Olafsson's translation and analysis of the "Kaido Honsoku" he addresses this subject. I believe his conclusion is that shakuhachi has as much to do with Shinto and other forms of Buddhism as Zen. It's fascinating reading. Japanese religion anyway is syncretic. They don't fuss as much about boundaries as we do in the West.

http://www.torstenolafsson.dk/toshakustud.htm

I sent an invitation to Torsten to join the forum, but he never responded. If any of you have contact with him ask him to join so that he can participate in discussions like this.

For a serious Shinto flute buzz, iwabue is where it's at. I have one Iwabue track on my myspace if you want to hear what that sounds like.

madoherty wrote:

That's great.  Thank you.

Hearing and seeing the iwabue, it makes so much sense in relation to Shinto.

The people who want to be into Japanese flutes but don't want to study or be bound to any particular notes and structure would be wise to check out the iwabue. No rules on that instrument.

And instead of costing thousands of dollars you just have to go to the beach and pick them up.

Beware though. Making the sound is a very heavy thing and takes a lot of energy.