By Kim Haan-young
Contributing writer
``Samul” or Four instruments represent the basic percussion instruments installed in the temple bell pavilion. The main purpose of these instruments is to express the Buddha’s teaching symbolically through sound. They are ‘Beomjong’ (Temple bell), ‘Beopgo’ (Dharma drum), ‘Mokeo’ (Wooden fish) and ‘Unpan’ (Cloud gong).
Each percussion instrument is used for the purpose of liberating all sentient beings in the universe: ‘Beomjong’ is for those living on Earth; ``Beopgo” for those residing in heaven and hell; ``Mokeo’’ for those belonging to the water world, the rivers and seas and ‘Unpan’ for those in the sky.
``Samul-nori” or the Four-instrument ensemble, the most famous Korean traditional musical performance is often said to be derived from this Buddhist paradigm. Samul-nori is comprised of the four Korean percussion instruments, ``buk (big drum), ``janggu” (small drum), ``jing (big gong); and ``ggwaeng-gari” (small gong).
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