also: こもぞう
mendicant Zen priest of the Fuke sect
Archaic term for a komusō (虚無僧), a mendicant Zen monk of the Fuke sect known for playing the shakuhachi and wearing a deep straw hat. This term is historical and rarely used in modern Japanese.
See also: 虚無僧
The mendicant Fuke-sect priest wandered the provinces playing the shakuhachi.
Historical kanji spelling for a mendicant Fuke-sect priest. Rare and archaic.
Alternate historical kanji spelling. Rare and archaic.
Alternate reading; included as a search variant.
薦僧, also written 菰僧, combines 薦 or 菰, “straw mat,” with 僧, “monk.” The name referred to mendicant predecessors of the later 虚無僧, who carried straw matting while traveling.