Sanada's Six Coins T-Shirt

The Sanada Roku Mon Sen or Zenimon is a family crest. It is referred to as "Sanada Zenisen" in "Heian Monkan" and "Mon Den", and as "Sanada Roku Mon Zen" in "Mon no Kokorozashi" and "Mon no Izumi". In "Jomon no Kenkyu", it is called "Shinano Sanada Roku Mon Renzen", and in "Kamon no Jiten", it is referred to as "Roku Renzen". Mumon-sen refers to coins with only a square hole, like this design. The Sanada clan is particularly famous for using the Mumon-sen, which symbolizes the six coins needed after death. The six coins represent the six paths of Buddhism: hell, hungry spirits, animals, asura, humans, and heaven. The six coins are said to be offered to the Jizo Bodhisattva, who guides the deceased through the six paths. On the battlefield,