Chanting the Medicine Buddha Sutra (+CD)

A Musical Transcription and English Translation of the Medicine Buddha Service of the Liberation Rite of Water and Land at Fo Guang Shan Monastery This edition, comprising a sound recording, transcription, and English translation, provides a record of the Liberation Rite of Water and Land as a resource for the study, analysis, and further exploration of both the Medicine Buddha Sutra and the accompanying liturgical service. The editor created it at the invitation of Fo Guang Shan monastery, and it outlines both the textual and musical elements of the service. Designed as a chantbook, it is intended to be a tool for all those who wish to participate in the vocal elements of the service, from the uninitiated monastery visitor to musical ensembles that might use these musical fragments as inspiration for appropriately staged performances. It is especially conceived for non-Chinese speaking monastics in the Buddhist college and/or those who have experience reading Western musical notation. The Medicine Buddha Service Part 1 1. Incense Praise 2. Name of the Medicine Buddha 3. Sutra Opening Verse 4. Name of the Medicine Buddha Sutra 5. Medicine Buddha Sutra: Section 1 6. Medicine Buddha Recitation 7. Medicine Buddha Sutra: Section 2 8. Medicine Buddha Recitation 9. Medicine Buddha Sutra: Section 3 10. Medicine Buddha Recitation 11. Praise of the Medicine Buddha 12. Transference of Merit Part 2 13. Incense Praise 14. Name of the Medicine Buddha 15. Sutra Opening Verse 16. Medicine Buddha Sutra: Section 4 17. Medicine Buddha Recitation 18. Medicine Buddha Sutra: Section 5 19. Medicine Buddha Recitation 20. Medicine Buddha Sutra: Section 6 21. Name of the Medicine Buddha Sutra 22. Medicine Masters Anointing Dharani 23. Medicine Buddha Recitation 24. Praise of the Medicine Buddha 25. Triple Refuge 26. Transference of Merit