Kyorei Shakuhachi solo by Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin

In the Tang Dynasty in China, Fuke-Zenji often walked the streets ringing a bell. After his death his disciples composed this honkyoku to express their yearning for their master. It was later transmitted to Japan. "Kyorei" means the bell that is the sound of nothingness in Zen Buddhism. This is the oldest and most famous honkyoku.