MOKTAK_KOREAN BUDDHIST WOODEN FISH WITH MALLET 3.5

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MOKTAK WOODEN FISH_KOREAN BUDDHIST MOKUGYO WITH MALLET 3.54" (Made of high quality apricot tree from Korea)size: 1. width 3.54"(9cm)* length 6.3"(16cm) $45 search by Item number: 120592078585 2. width 4.7"(12cm) $79 search by Item number: 120579304978 3. width 5.9"(15cm) $129 search by Item number: 120592078875 The Korean word "moktak" has two parts: "Mok" means wood and "tak" means hit. However, originally the word was "mok o." The Japanese call it "mokugyo." "Moku" means wood, "gyo" means fish, because the instrument looks like a fish with its mouth open. A wooden fish (Chinese: muyu), (Japanese: mokugyo), (Korean: moktak ), sometimes known as a Chinese block, is a wooden percussion instrument similar to the Western wood block. The wooden fish is used by monks and laity in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. It is often used during rituals usually involving the recitation of sutras, mantras, or other Buddhist texts. The wooden fish is mainly used by Buddhist disciples in China, Japan, Korea, and other East Asian countries where the practice of Mahayana, such as the ceremonious reciting of sutras, is prevalent. In most Zen/Ch'an Buddhist traditions, the wooden fish serves to keep the rhythm during sutra chanting. In Pure Land Buddhism, it is used when chanting the name of Amitabha. There is a very interesting story about the origin read more

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