▁type ▁of ▁Japanese ▁b am bo o ▁fl ute ). ▁These ▁pieces , ▁called ▁hon ky oku ▁(" original ▁pieces "), ▁were ▁played ▁during ▁a ▁med itative ▁practice ▁called ▁su izen , ▁for ▁al ms , ▁as ▁a ▁method ▁of ▁att aining ▁en light en ment , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁he aling ▁mod ality . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁government ▁introduced ▁re forms ▁after ▁the ▁E do ▁period , ▁abol ishing ▁the ▁Fu ke ▁sect . ▁Records ▁of ▁the ▁musical ▁re per toire ▁surv ived , ▁and ▁are ▁being ▁rev ived ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Fu ke ▁Z en ▁came ▁to ▁Japan ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century . ▁Kom us ō ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Fu ke ▁sect ▁of ▁Japanese ▁Z en ▁Buddh ism . ▁Fu ke ▁Z en ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁Lin ji ▁Y ix uan , ▁a ▁Z en ▁teacher ▁from ▁China ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁century . ▁Fu ke , ▁however , ▁is ▁the ▁Japanese ▁name ▁for ▁Pu h ua , ▁one ▁of ▁Lin ji ' s ▁pe ers ▁and ▁co - found ers ▁of ▁his ▁sect . ▁Pu h ua ▁would ▁walk ▁around ▁ring ing ▁a ▁bell ▁to ▁sum mon ▁others ▁to ▁en light en ment . ▁In ▁Japan , ▁it ▁was ▁thought ▁the ▁sh ak uh achi ▁could ▁serve ▁this ▁purpose . ▁ ▁Kom us ō ▁pract iced ▁su izen , ▁which ▁is ▁med itation ▁through ▁the ▁med itative ▁blow ing ▁of ▁a ▁sh ak uh achi ,