Fuke school; Fuke sect
A defunct sect of Zen Buddhism in Japan, known for its komusō monks who played the shakuhachi. Historical term; no longer extant.
The Fuke school was a Zen sect that flourished in the Edo period.
Monks of the Fuke school were called komusō and traveled while playing the shakuhachi.
The shakuhachi is a Japanese end-blown flute closely associated with the Fuke school and its komusō monks.
Named for the Chinese Chan monk 普化, whom the Japanese Fuke school regarded as its spiritual ancestor.