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What instruments is the Nichiren Priest hitting together in this video

PremaSagarPremaSagar Veteran
edited April 2013 in Buddhism Basics
I've seen this in a couple Japanese films like in Akira Kurosawa's Dodes'ka-Den the mother is seen clanging these together while she chants. Right in the beginning:

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  • BhanteLuckyBhanteLucky Alternative lifestyle person in the South Island of New Zealand New Zealand Veteran
    Woah, you wouldn't want to go there with a hangover! The freakin noise!
    PremaSagarriverflow
  • PremaSagarPremaSagar Veteran
    edited April 2013
    As I recall they can also be seen in Akira Kurosawa's film "Yojimbo". To clarify I want to know what they're called.
  • Invincible_summerInvincible_summer Heavy Metal Dhamma We(s)t coast, Canada Veteran
    Could they be hyoshigi?
    PremaSagar
  • CinorjerCinorjer Veteran
    Those are some great clappers! Never get a good enough look at them to figure out exactly how they're put together.
  • PremaSagarPremaSagar Veteran
    edited April 2013
    Invincible_summer said:

    Could they be hyoshigi?

    Thank you !!! I've been looking for the name but I couldn't find it. Also found an from a Nichiren sect called "Honmon Butsuryu Shu" talking about the clappers. I also figured out that the things the priest is strike together in the beginning to produce sparks are steel and flint. Wonder what the steel and flint are called in Japanese..
    http://www.hbs-japan.com/guide/02_03.html

  • PremaSagarPremaSagar Veteran
    *found an article
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