Question

What instrument did Buddhist priests use in Japan that also served as a weapon?

Answer 1

Miyamoto Musashi was born in 1584 in Mimasaka or Harima, Japan. He killed a man in single combat at age 13 and later became a ronin (masterless samurai). ... According to legend, Musashi wrote his famous work on strategy— Gorin no sho (The Book of Five Rings), on his deathbed. He died in 1645.

Answer 2

Explanation:

While the shakuhachi was indeed used a tool for meditation by the komusō monks (lit