Buddhism
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November 14th, 2025Changes in the Significance of Music in BuddhismMasashi HashimotoWith the emergence of Mahayana, the arts of music and dance and such came to be regarded as practices to attain our... -
November 13th, 2025Buddhism, Music, and SalvationFabio RambelliMusic is a skillful means to please laypeople and patrons of the Sangha, or an offering to the buddhas and bodhisat... -
November 12th, 2025Esoteric Buddhism and the MandalaMichihiko KomineEven though the realm of enlightenment cannot be expressed in everyday language, Esoteric Buddhism has another way ... -
November 11th, 2025Singing Praises to the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas: Music in Japanese Buddhist RitualsMichaela MrossMusic is not only a means of expressing religious devotion; it also helps create a community of fellow practitioner... -
November 10th, 2025A Brief History of Shōmyō, Japanese Buddhist ChantSteven G. NelsonMusic researchers and contemporary composers began to take an interest in shōmyō as one of the main genres and sour... -
October 26th, 2025Rites for the DepartedMasashi HashimotoVenerating ancestors and their attainment of buddhahood is inextricably linked to the perfection and the liberation... -
October 25th, 2025Japanese Funeral Rites: A Miracle of LifeMasaki MatsubaraFuneral rites are very powerful because they develop one’s self-cultivation or self-awareness. In the early mornin...
