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Beompae

Beompae (Korean범패; Hanja梵唄) is a Korean genre of Buddhist chants and songs,[1] and is a traditional Korean song category. Other such examples include gagok and pansori).[2]

Description

There are three kinds of beompae:

History

Beompae developed since the Three Kingdoms period, when Buddhism enjoyed official patronage as Korea's dominant religion. It declined during the Joseon Dynasty, when Confucianism was promoted, and during the Japanese era, when Korea's traditional Buddhist culture was repressed.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Korea Times, "Beompae: solemn chant for Buddhist ritual", by Han Chang-ho, July 15. 2010
  2. ^ a b "Traditional Music: Sounds in Harmony with Nature", Robert Koehler et al., The Korea Foundation, 2011
  3. ^ "Korean Traditional & Folk Music Knowledge Site - Jeollabuk-do"
  4. ^ "Pŏmp'ae", "Korean Ritual Music: Buddhist", adapted from an article by Lee Byong Won, The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Volume 2, Routledge, Feb 1, 2013, p.1206.

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