hey,
so 'sustained melodic intonation;' what exactly does this mean
for me i turn off musical chants, like heart sutra, right away, but i really enjoy chants like and it never occurred to me that something like this would be in any way singing. my friend argued that the sutta means chanting only in monotone but i disagree
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question about gītassara sutta!
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ok my friend saw this thread and offered a correction
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Hello:
It means what it means haha .
Its just one of many Hindu Brahmin practices that have crept into Buddhism for hundreds of years.
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It means what it means haha .
Its just one of many Hindu Brahmin practices that have crept into Buddhism for hundreds of years.
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Re: question about gītassara sutta!
The key point is that the meaning of the text gets lost. The example given above is not a problem in my view as the Pāḷi is clearly recognisable as such.
Singing
Devotional Chanting
These are both by lay people who do not have to follow the Vinaya rules.
Musical Intonation (By a well-known monk)
Intonation (Thai Style)
Here are some examples that I reference to show what is, and what is not, acceptable.PTS Dictionary wrote:Sarabhañña intoning, a particular mode of reciting Vin I.196; II.108, 316; J II.109; DhA I.154
Singing
Devotional Chanting
These are both by lay people who do not have to follow the Vinaya rules.
Musical Intonation (By a well-known monk)
Intonation (Thai Style)
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This one cited on Sutta Central is an example of what is wrong with a long drawn out intonation. Although the Pali can be understood, the singing is distracting.
The chanting by Dambagolle Sudassi is excellent.
The chanting by Dambagolle Sudassi is excellent.
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Re: question about gītassara sutta!
Agree I was looking for something better. What do you think about the following?This one cited on Sutta Central is an example of what is wrong with a long drawn out intonation.
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I don't like that one either. This Burmese Sayādaw chants clearly, and his videos are linked to from the Paritta Sutta pages on my site. There are also audio versions by other sayādaws, e.g. by Sayādaw U Vicittassāra (the first Tipiṭakadhāra Sayādaw and chief reciter at the Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana).
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The Thais, oddly enough, have chosen to name one of their styles of chanting after the very thing one isn't supposed to do.Bhikkhu Pesala wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 4:42 amPTS Dictionary wrote:Sarabhañña intoning, a particular mode of reciting Vin I.196; II.108, 316; J II.109; DhA I.154
Buddhamaṅgalagāthā in the sarabhañña / sawraphanya style.
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Yena yena hi maññanti,
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
(Sn. 588)
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
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bhantes, you're saying the thai chanting there is not acceptable? i may be failing to understand what is the difference between it and some of the other chants. it's clear to me that the ones by the laity are not acceptable for bhikkhus (even tho i'm a lay i care about vinaya rules)
i also agree about the third one, by the ven kiribathgoda...
i listen to thai chanting like
sometimes and it doesnt immediately strike me as problematic like others do. is it the rhythm or the pronunciation or what
srilankan pansil: this one is annoying in a way, but it didnt occur to me to be singing
very excited to listen to the one by dambagolle, im kind of a chanting fanatic and it sounds good (maybe not as 'fun' as the one i posted in op)
the theruwan too sounds kind of awful but i still dont see how its singing
i mean i suppose i see a sort of difference between the thais and the rest but
the only one that really seems like singing is the third one
i also agree about the third one, by the ven kiribathgoda...
i listen to thai chanting like
sometimes and it doesnt immediately strike me as problematic like others do. is it the rhythm or the pronunciation or what
srilankan pansil: this one is annoying in a way, but it didnt occur to me to be singing
very excited to listen to the one by dambagolle, im kind of a chanting fanatic and it sounds good (maybe not as 'fun' as the one i posted in op)
the theruwan too sounds kind of awful but i still dont see how its singing
i mean i suppose i see a sort of difference between the thais and the rest but
the only one that really seems like singing is the third one
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No, I didn't say that. I don't know whether what the Thais call "sarabhañña-style" is the same as what goes by this name in the suttas. In my post I merely remarked on the oddity of naming a style of recitation after something the Buddha disapproved.Sovatthika wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 9:08 am bhantes, you're saying the thai chanting there is not acceptable?
Yena yena hi maññanti,
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
(Sn. 588)
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
(Sn. 588)
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That is incorrect. The sarabhañña style (intonation) is allowable:Dhammanando wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 8:02 amThe Thais, oddly enough, have chosen to name one of their styles of chanting after the very thing one isn't supposed to do.
It is the singing style that is not allowable:Vinaya Cūḷavagga wrote:Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhū sarabhaññe kukkuccāyanti. Bhagavato etamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ. “Anujānāmi, bhikkhave, sarabhañña”nti.
Na, bhikkhave, āyatakena gītassarena dhammo gāyitabbo. Yo gāyeyya, āpatti dukkaṭassā”ti.
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Whoops.Bhikkhu Pesala wrote: ↑Fri Dec 22, 2017 10:17 am That is incorrect. The sarabhañña style (intonation) is allowable:
Thanks for the correction.
Yena yena hi maññanti,
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
(Sn. 588)
tato taṃ hoti aññathā.
In whatever way they conceive it,
It turns out otherwise.
(Sn. 588)