Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p "Muyu" redirects here. For the town in Shennongjia District, see Muyu, Hubei. For the overseas studies program, see Woodenfish.A wooden fish, also known as a Chinese temple block, is a wooden percussion instrument. The wooden fish is used by monks and laity in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. It is often used during rituals usually involving the recitation of sutras, mantras, or other Buddhist texts. The wooden fish is mainly used by Buddhist disciples in China, Japan, Korea, and other East Asian countries where the practice of Mahayana, such as the ceremonious reciting of sutras, is prevalent. In most Zen/Ch'an Buddhist traditions, the wooden fish serves to keep the rhythm during sutra chanting. In Pure Land Buddhism, it is used when chanting the name of Amitabha.The Taoist clergy has also adapted the wooden fish into their rituals.. }
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- Wooden_fish abstract ""Muyu" redirects here. For the town in Shennongjia District, see Muyu, Hubei. For the overseas studies program, see Woodenfish.A wooden fish, also known as a Chinese temple block, is a wooden percussion instrument. The wooden fish is used by monks and laity in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. It is often used during rituals usually involving the recitation of sutras, mantras, or other Buddhist texts. The wooden fish is mainly used by Buddhist disciples in China, Japan, Korea, and other East Asian countries where the practice of Mahayana, such as the ceremonious reciting of sutras, is prevalent. In most Zen/Ch'an Buddhist traditions, the wooden fish serves to keep the rhythm during sutra chanting. In Pure Land Buddhism, it is used when chanting the name of Amitabha.The Taoist clergy has also adapted the wooden fish into their rituals.".