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| Keywords: vintage antique black and white blackandwhite b&w bw whatsthatpicture japan komuso monks monk fuke zen buddhism shakuhachi flutes alms meditation 虚無僧 普化禪 public domain publicdomain black and white My initial question was "Why do these people have baskets on their heads?!" but all is now reveled thanks to the comment below. "They are Komuso (虚無僧), monks of the Fuke school of Zen Buddhism (普化禪), playing their shakuhachi flutes for alms and meditation" Visit my vintage photo identification site at www.whatsthatpicture.com My initial question was "Why do these people have baskets on their heads?!" but all is now reveled thanks to the comment below. "They are Komuso (虚無僧), monks of the Fuke school of Zen Buddhism (普化禪), playing their shakuhachi flutes for alms and meditation" Visit my vintage photo identification site at www.whatsthatpicture.com | ||||
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