Bai
| [Genre] | Shomyo |
| [También Conocido Como] | The Buddha of Wisdom in the Splendour of his Thousand Colours |
Bai aparece en los siguientes álbumes
| Álbum | Artista | |
 | Musical Anthology of the Orient, Unesco Collection Vol 4 | |
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BAI (BOMBAI) "NYORAI MYO SHOKU", "The Buddha of wisdom in the splendour of his thousand colours" is a fragment of one of the oldest preserved hymns. The text is a Chinese translation of a passage from the sutra Srimara-simha-nada, Sho mangyo in Japanese. The translation was made by the monk Gunabhadra (390-464 A.D.). This bombai is a hikyoku, an esoteric melody, which may only be heard by the initiated. On Mount Hiei it is performed only during the initiation ceremony. This typical example proves Buddhist chant to be a private meditation-even in the midst of a crowd - the purpose of which is enlightenment. Performer: The Right Reverend Genyu Nakayama, Director of the Shomyo-school on Mount Hiei Recorded on Mount Hiei, on November 11th 1953 | ||