Gateless Gate Riley Lee Shakuhachi 尺八. Japanese Zen meditation music. Shakuhachi duet by Riley Lee

Gateless Gate is the second track from Riley Lee’s album ”Cranes Nesting” (鶴の巣籠もり). Gateless Gate (also called Gateless Barrier) was composed by Riley Lee in 1994. The title refers to a collection of Zen koans called Mumonkan (無門関)。 Traditional shakuhachi 尺八 (bamboo flute) music is called honkyoku 本曲 (“Original Pieces”). Almost all honkyoku are solos, with only a few duets in the entire repertoire.