Some of our listeners collect sounds when they travel. One of them is Scott Van Dutton from Oceanside, Calif. He shares a soundclip of the sounds of Buddhist chanting in Nara, just outside Kyoto, ...

[1] Zen, Goeika, and Shomyo chants in actual Buddhist temple services -- [2] Japanese temple music : Zen, Nembutsu, and Yamabushi chants ...

A Japanese monk who “makes music for anxiety and less suffering” is being rewarded with millions of listeners. Yogetsu Akasaka, a 37-year-old Zen Buddhist monk, uses a loop station to combine and ...

Bodhgaya is preparing for the 20th International Tripitaka Chanting Ceremony in December 2025, a significant event for the global Buddhist community. Pawa, the acclaimed Buddhist singer and composer, ...

Buddha Purnima 2026: According to Buddhist literature, it is believed that what the prince witnessed during this time is ...