| 摘要 | Chapters: Buddhist Chant, Dramyin, Komus?, Honkyoku, Shoshinge, Shomyo, the Sound of Zen, Kok?, Suizen. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 43. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Part of a series onBuddhism Portal of BuddhismOutline of Buddhism A Buddhist chant is a form of Buddhist chant, musical verse or incantation, in some ways analogous to Hindu, Christian or Jewish religious recitations. They exist in just about every part of the Buddhist world, from the Wats in Thailand to the Tibetan Buddhist temples of India (re: Tibetan Government in Exile). Almost every Buddhist school has some tradition of chanting associated with it, regardless of being Theravada or Mahayana. In Buddhism, chanting is the traditional means of preparing the mind for meditation; especially as part of formal practice (in either a lay or monastic context). Some forms of Buddhism also use chanting for ritualistic purposes. While the basis for most Theravada chants is the Pali Canon, Mahayana and Vajrayana chants draw from a wider range of sources. In the Theravada tradition, chanting is usually done in Pali, sometimes with vernacular translations interspersed. Among the most popular Theravada chants are: In the Ghitassara Sutta, the Buddha teaches: Bhikkhus, there are five dangers of reciting the Dhamma with a musical intonation. What five?Oneself gets attached to the sound, others get attached to the sound, householders are annoyed, saying, Just as we sing, these sons of the Sakyan sing, the concentration of those who do not like the sound is destroyed, and later generations copy it.These, monks, are the five dangers of reciting the Dhamma with a musical intonation. In the Mahayana tradition, different schools are known for different chants, often accompanied by melodious chanting, elaborate rituals and utilizat...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=669154 |
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