Music for Buddhists?

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gavesako
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Re: Music for Buddhists?

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retrofuturist wrote:Greetings bhante,
Dhammanando wrote:Horrible! They haven’t a clue.
They do however have keyboards... 8-)

Metta,
Retro. :)

Well, I must say that one of the composers is into Tibetan Buddhism (and used be into rock music before) so one can hear probably hear it...

They have produced an Audio CD "Arahang" with good quality sound. Perhaps it could also be put on the web.
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gavesako wrote:What about this Pali chanting?
I think those western monks don't know the Gītassara Sutta
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oh man i hate that stuff, all the thai folks at my Wat listen to that CD......
one of them said it scared him though 55555!
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gavesako wrote:What about this Pali chanting?

http://dhammatube.googlepages.com/arahang" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Sounds like entertainment to me. What's the benefit of a headful of noise piled on top of the chanting?
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