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Music of Mahayana Buddhism is the music created for Mahayanism. Which is inspired by Mahayana Buddhism and part of Mahayana Buddhist art. In Theravada Buddhism, there are no any kinds of music. Nothing instruments of playing. Theravada Buddhism is being only with the Chants. Therefore this article refers to the music of Mahayanism.
Honkyoku
Honkyoku (本曲) are the pieces of shakuhachi or hocchiku music played by wandering Japanese Zen monks called Komuso. Komuso temples were abolished in 1871, but their music, honkyoku, is one of the most popular contemporary music styles in Japan. Komuso played honkyoku for enlightenment and alms as early as the 13th century. In the 18th century, a Komuso named Kinko Kurosawa of the Fuke sect of Zen Buddhism was commissioned to travel throughout Japan and collect these musical pieces. The results of several years of travel and compilation were thirty-six pieces known as the Kinko-Ryu Honkyoku.
Chanting
The chanting of mantras used in or inspired by Buddhism, including many genres in many cultures:
- Repetition of the name of Amitabha in Pure Land Buddhism.
- Repetitious chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo and excerpts of the Lotus Sutra within Nichiren Buddhism
- Shomyo in Japanese Tendai and Shingon Buddhism.
- Throat singing in Tibetan Buddhist chants
Tibetan styles
Tibetan Buddhism is the most widespread religion in Tibet. Musical chanting, most often in Tibetan or Sanskrit, is an integral part of the religion. These chants are complex, often recitations of sacred texts or in celebration of various festivals. Yang chanting, performed without metrical timing, is accompanied by resonant drums and low, sustained syllables. Individual schools such as the Gelug, Nyingma, Sakya and Kagyu, and even individual monasteries, maintain their own chant traditions.
Shomyo
Shomyo (声明) is a style of Japanese Buddhist chant; mainly in the Tendai and Shingon sects. There are two styles: ryokyoku and rikkyoku, described as difficult and easy to remember, respectively.
Notable Mahayana Buddhist Musicians
- Ven.Bibiladeniye Mahanama Thero[1][2][3][4]
- Ani Choying Dolma[citation needed]
- Kinko Kurosawa[citation needed]
- Imee Ooi[citation needed]
- Eliane Radigue[citation needed]
- Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra[citation needed]
- Adam Yauch[5]
- Premasiri Khemadasa[citation needed]
- Dinesh Subasinghe
- Victor Ratnayake[citation needed]
- Master Shekhar Bodhakaro[6]
- Leonard Cohen
Greater China
Li Na, a famous Chinese singer who became a nun in 1997, produced many popular Buddhist music albums under her new name Master Chang Sheng (释昌圣).[7] Influential C-pop singers like Faye Wong and Chyi Yu (who released 4 albums featuring Buddhist chants[8]) also helped Buddhist music reach a wider audience.[7]
Beyond Singing
In 2009, the Beyond Singing Project produced an album combining Buddhist chants and Christian choral music.[9]
The musicians involved were:
See also
References
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- ^ Buddha Taal (2016-11-17), Buddha Virag Tisaran & Pancsila, retrieved 2016-11-25
- ^ a b "Mantras for the masses". Global Times. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ "Chyi Yu announces final farewell". Global Times. Archived from the original on 2013-05-30. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ "Beyond Singing: The Journey". Beyond Singing. Retrieved 2009-09-20.