Chanting the Medicine Buddha Sutra

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Chanting the Medicine Buddha Sutra is written by Criddle, Reed and published by A-R Editions, Inc.. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1987204301 (ISBN 10) and 9781987204308 (ISBN 13).

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.