薦こも僧そう

noun

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

• 薦こも僧そうは尺しゃく八はちを吹ふきながら諸しょ国こくを歩あるいた。

  The mendicant Fuke-sect priest wandered the provinces playing the shakuhachi.