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みょうはち
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みょうはち
•
(
myōhachi
)
妙鈸
,
明鈸
,
命鈸
:
Buddhist
cymbals
; made of brass, these hand-cymbals are struck together during the intervals between the sutras at temples, and during
funeral
services
, producing a sound that drives away
yōkai
, such as a
kasha
, to protect the dead.
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