In the Japanese mainland, a 'karate' (唐手) club at Keio University (under Master Gichin FUNAKOSHI) used the word 'karate' (空手) for the first time in 1929 based on the philosophy of "ku" (空) (tentative self, ephemeral life) as espoused by Hannya Shingyo (Heart Sutra), and subsequently this usage spread. |
本土では昭和4年(1929年)に慶應義塾大学唐手研究会(師範・船越義珍)が般若心経の空 (仏教)の概念を参考にして初めてこれを用い、その後この表記が広まった。 |