Buddhist Drums, Bells & Chants is one-of-a-kind. Buddhist Drums, Bells & Chants is self-descriptive and was born out of the real thing! Kyoto, the ancient hub of the Buddhist religion, resounds with the music of the bells of its five main temples. Within the temple compounds, monks are called to prayer by large gongs (kei) and their prayers and chants are accented by various gongs, large and small drum (taiko), clappers, cymbals (hachi) and bell of many sizes and tones. On Buddhist Drums, Bells & Chants, Pilgrims to the temples sing their poetic dedications (Goeika) accompanied by small hand bells and small gong. Buddhist Drums, Bells & Chants includes, 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.-
- Buddhist Drums, Bells & Chants was recorded at an actual service in the temples of Kyoto, Japan.
- Budhist Drums, Bells & Chants is a very powerful and authentic CD.
