As a man beats a Moktak, others follow the tempo of the traditional Korean wooden percussion instrument with a steady chant. “Shin-myo jang-gu dae-da-ra-ni …” Words from the work of The Great Dharani ...

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, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A low, grounded Buddhist chant to unleash compassion and a long, melodious reading of verses from ...

Torrey • The silence was deafening. For several minutes, about 75 teachers and students of Zen Buddhism stood in meditation in the newly constructed temple surrounded by the redrock monoliths that ...

NEW DELHI -- The bank executive, the book publisher and the social worker had one thing in common: Their hectic lives in the crowded Indian capital had become so chaotic and stressful, they've turned ...

ANTIOCH, Calif. — For one afternoon, on Antioch’s main street and tranquil riverbank, the fragrance of burning incense was paired with the sound of Buddhist and Tao chants. Their cumulative calming ...