Gotenraku (五常楽), are the Five Constants and Manifestations, an evaluation scale for judging individual skill of fighting skill or depth of skill in relation to the Dream used for tactics, and its mechanism is five stages according to the skill of dreamer.[1]
Nature[]
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Ranks[]
Preface (序段)[]
It refers to one of the five types of
Hokohou 戟法 (Law of Arms) ・
Also known as the Attack Dream, is divided into Power and Speed subcatagories.
In general these increase ones physical abilities, such as ones strength, speed, or acrobatic capabilities.
Tatehou 楯 法 (Law of Shields)・
Also known as the Defense Dream, for it increases ones defence. Though is hard to handle as living beings naturally fear death, thus it requires a high level of mental strength in order to maintain.
Jyuhou 咒法 (Law of Curses)・
Also known as Magic Dream, is divided into Shooting and Scattering.
In general it allows one to release energy in various ways. Shooting releases it as bullets, while Scattering releases it so that it spreads outwards like an explosion.
This can be used in conjuction with other Dreams in order to spread the effect of a certain Dream over a long distance, expanding its range.
Kaihou 解法 (Law of Understanding, The Key)・
Also known as Cancel Dream, allows one to negate anything, such as negating attacks, erasing space, ignoring gravity, etc.
Hajidou 創 法 (Law of Genesis/Creation)
Also known as Creation Dream, it is seperated into Material and World subcatagories.
Material allows one to create any object they desire as long as they have a deep enough knowledge of said object. While World allows one to manipulate the World around them to their Will. Even able to create Worlds with one's own Law.
Aria (詠段)[]
The stage in which one can simultaniously exercise two Dreams, compounding two at once in order to bring about different effects. Though this compunding does not simply compound effects, but also in power, as if by multiplication.[2]
Middle of Song (破段)[]
Allows one to exercise their own Individual Technique that does not strictly fall into any of the basic Dreams.
End of Song (急段)[]
Closing (終段)[]
Trivia[]
Musical Theatre[]
The Stages are named after Jo-ha-kyu (序破急) Which roughly translates to "beginning, break, rapid", which essentially means that all actions or efforts should begin slowly, speed up, and then end swiftly.
This is applied to many things, from Kendo to Drama and Theatre.
All the Kanji, apart from 終, have a relation to Music in some way. With 序, 破, & 急 in particular having specific meaning in Gagaku (雅楽 Lit. Elegant Music) or Nogaku (能 Lit. Talent). With Gagaku being Court Music, and Nogaku being a form of Musical Drama. Typically with performances seperated into 5 Plays, lasting throughout the entire day.
Law and Dharma[]
The Word used for the Laws is also 法 (Way, Law, Principle Romanji: Hou), which could also be translated as Dharma (धर्म), which is an Absolute Law of the Ultimate Reality. "the eternal and inherent nature of reality, regarded in Hinduism as a cosmic law underlying right behavior and social order." or "the nature of reality regarded as a universal truth taught by the Buddha; the teaching of Buddhism.". Cosmic Law and Order.
Dharma could also be translated to mean "Phenomena".