Much Ado About 無 (Red) - Flexfit Cap Katana The design is a historically

The design is a historically accurate reproduction of Yamaoka Tesshu’s authentic Zen calligraphy and ink work

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Although he was trained in the orthodox Kano school

Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) was one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism

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Much Ado About 無 (Red) - Flexfit Cap Katana The design is a historicallyThe great Zen masters of the Edo period didn't say no to a little laugh while on their path to enlightenment. Why should you? The design The sentence "much ado about mu" is a combination of William Shapespeare's famous comedy "Much Ado About Nothing", written in 1598 99, and the character (mu). Mu plays an important role in Japanese Zen. It could be translated into "nothingness" or "non being" but its implications are deeper and easier to experience