Ronald Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin ( July 3, 1947 – May 30, 2017) born in

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, was a noted ''

shakuhachi A is a Japanese longitudinal, end-blown flute that is made of bamboo. The bamboo end-blown flute now known as the was developed in Japan in the 16th century and is called the .

'' player. Seldin studied

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at the

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, then went to Japan where he studied the ''shakuhachi'', receiving the name Nyogetsu in 1975. By 2001 he received his Grand Master's license at the level of Kyu-Dan and was given the name Reishin ("Heart/Mind of the Bell"). He performed on the soundtracks for ''A Family Gathering'' (1989), ''

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'' (2016) and also appeared on the Grammy Award-nominated "The Planet Sleeps." He was of the

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faith and lived with his wife Brenda in

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. His wife is a practicing Chan Buddhist. He was the founder and director of the Ki-Sui-An Shakuhachi Dojo, taught shakuhachi regularly in New York City,

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, and

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, and led regular intensive shakuhachi retreats at Zen monasteries in upstate New York.

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Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin's Bio on Komuso.com
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