Drum of the Zen service. Hannya Shingo (Heart Sutra), Goeika (Pilgrim Chant), Aki Wasan (Jode Funeral), Choshi (Meian Priests), Shomyo, Temple Bells (Myoshinji) recorded at actual services in the temples of Kyoto, Japan.
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ASIN: B00000AWY5 Release Date: 1994-11-23 |
Tracks:
- Drum Of The Zen Service
- Hannya-Shingyo
- Goeika
- Aki-Wasan
- Goshugyo Wasan
- Chosi
- Shomyo; Shichi-Kango
- Godai-Gan
- Temple Bells
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Drum of the Zen service. Hannya Shingo (Heart Sutra), Goeika (Pilgrim Chant), Aki Wasan (Jode Funeral), Choshi (Meian Priests), Shomyo, Temple Bells (Myoshinji) recorded at actual services in the temples of Kyoto, Japan.Customer Reviews:
Good for remembering experiences.......2006-07-25
Auditory Pilgrimage to the Great Temples of Good Old Kyoto.......2006-05-21
Overall, there is a good mix of different types of Japanese Buddhist music among the CD's tracks. The Zen and Pure Land (Jodo and Jodo Shinshu) schools are very well represented, along with a selection of Shingon chant. From austere temple services by the monks to devotional songs by lay pilgrims (these latter may sound a bit abrasive to the American ear at first, but eventually the shining faith within them grows on you), the range of representation is fair and avoids monotony. My only nitpick is this, that there are a great number of Shingon and Tendai temples in Kyoto (In fact, their head temples--Toji and Mount Hiei's Enryakuji--are situated there) and yet Tendai is ignored completely and Shingon gets only one track. A few more tracks from these Buddhist schools may have rounded out the CD a little better.
As for sound quality, this CD is a re-release from an old LP; nowhere on the CD does it say this but I know because I used to check the LP out from my local public library all the time back in college when I was first discovering Japan and Buddhism. Still, it's been digitally re-mastered well enough I think. So while the sound quality may not be up to today's high standards of digital refinement perhaps, still it's good enough to get the job done. So listen and be transported.
Excellent recording live from Kyoto!.......2004-01-25
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