Basara(Too much)

When furyū, kasa, and kabuki took even more gaudy and extreme forms, it was called basara. Basara (Sk. Vajra) was the name of one of the Buddhist protector deities known as the Twelve Heavenly Generals, and also of a ritual weapon symbolizing the power of divine wisdom, the diamond-hard brilliance of which can shatter all material things. By extension basara was used to describe wild music and dance as well as unrestrained and uninhibited behavior.

Oda Nobunaga
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