Much Ado About 無 (Red) - Flexfit Cap Katana Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) was one

Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) was one of the most influential figures in Japanese Zen Buddhism

Although he was trained in the orthodox Kano school

Elevate your everyday style with a timeless Zen statement

This design is a faithful rendering of Shōki the Demon Queller attributed to Hokusai

The rich details in the warriors' armor and the chaotic energy of the transformation make this one of the most iconic examples of musha-e (warrior prints) in the ukiyo-e canon

Much Ado About 無 (Red) - Flexfit Cap Katana Hakuin Ekaku (1685-1768) was oneThe great Zen masters of the Edo period didn't say no to a little laugh while on their path to enlightenment. Why should you? The design The sentence "much ado about mu" is a combination of William Shapespeare's famous comedy "Much Ado About Nothing", written in 1598 99, and the character (mu). Mu plays an important role in Japanese Zen. It could be translated into "nothingness" or "non being" but its implications are deeper and easier to experience