払ほっ子す

noun

hossu; fly whisk; horse tail whisk

A Buddhist ceremonial whisk made of hair (often horse tail) attached to a handle, used symbolically by priests.

• 住じゅう職しょくは払ほっ子すを持もって法ほう要ように臨のぞんだ。

  The chief priest attended the memorial service holding a hossu.

• 払ほっ子すは禅ぜん宗しゅうの儀ぎ式しきでよく用もちいられる。

  The hossu is often used in Zen Buddhist ceremonies.