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 Abbreviations/music lexicon
| Abbreviation |
Tmbl |
| German (de) |
Tempelblock |
| English (en) |
temple block |
| Spanish (es) |
mokugyo |
| French (fr) |
Mokugyo |
| Italian (it) |
blocco del tempio |
| Dutch (nl) |
tempelblok |
| Portuguese (pt) |
bloco do templo |
| Definition/synonyms |
A wooden fish, also known as a Chinese temple block, is a wooden percussion instrument that originated from East Asia. The wooden fish is used by monks and lay people 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 use it in religious ceremonies. It may also be referred to as a Chinese block, Korean block or, rarely, as a skull.[3] 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. |
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