A moppan (木版), also called junshō-ban (巡照板), or kai-han, is a wooden board hit with a wooden mallet.[1] Moppans are usually placed at the entrance of meditation halls in Japanese Zen monasteries.
References
edit- ↑ Amato, Seigaku (2021). The complete illustrated guide to Zen, page 109. Somerville, MA, USA: Wisdom Publications. ISBN 978-1-61429-595-2.
External links
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The dictionary definition of 木版 at Wiktionary- Percussion Instruments at Buddhist Temples)
- Moppan (in Japanese)
