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Hachigaeshi (Nezasa Ha)

鉢返 (根笹)

[Genre]Honkyoku
[School]Nezasa Ha / Kimpu Ryû - 根笹派 /錦風流
Chikuho Ryû

History (Riley Kōho Lee):

Hachi gaeshi / Returning the Bowl is performed after the 'priest of nothingness' received alms, usually a bowl of uncooked rice. The priest would empty the rice into his collecting bag, return the bowl and then perform Returning the Bowl. This piece is therefore an expression of gratitude, on the part of the priest for the food which gives him life, and on the part of the donor for the opportunity to give.

Hachigaeshi (Nezasa Ha) appears on the following albums

Album Artist
Play ButtonBamboo Grass - Yearning for the Bell Volume 2 Shakuhachi : Riley Kōho Lee
Hachi gaeshi / Returning the Bowl is performed after the 'priest of nothingness' received alms, usually a bowl of uncooked rice. The priest would empty the rice into his collecting bag, return the bowl and then perform Returning the Bowl. This piece is therefore an expression of gratitude, on the part of the priest for the food which gives him life, and on the part of the donor for the opportunity to give.

Fukeshū Nezasa-ha shoden Kinpū-ryū Shakuhachi Honkyoku

Koten Shakuhachi Gaku Zen Shū - 5 Shakuhachi : Takeuchi Shikō

Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi : Riley Kōho Lee

Shakuhachi Zen Shakuhachi : John Singer
Play ButtonShinmukaiji - An Introduction to Zen Shakuhachi Shakuhachi : Sakai Chikuho II

Smithsonian Folkways - Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shakuhachi : Riley Kōho Lee
Play ButtonSouvenir of Japan - Shakuhachi Komusoh and Suizen Shakuhachi : Sakai Chikuho II

Tsugaru no Take no Oto Nezasa Ha Kimpu Ryu Shakuhachi Shakuhachi : Gotō Seizō
Play ButtonWorld of Zen Music, The - Shakuhachi Music from Tsugaru, Nezasa-ha Kinpu-ryu Shakuhachi : Nakamura Akikazu
Hachigaeshi is the last of the set of three alms-gathering pieces. After a monk had received rice or some other form of alms in his bowl, he would then play this piece in thanks for the charity bestowed upon him.