The Role of Chanting and Prayer in Buddhism: A Multidimensional Review
International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education 2026 Bishnu Hari Paudel
While early Western scholarship often portrayed Buddhism as a rational philosophy emphasizing individual meditation and ethical discipline, contemporary research increasingly recognizes vocal practices including sutta recitation, paritta chanting, mantra repetition, and devotional invocation as crucial vehicles for transmitting doctrine, cultivating virtues, regulating mental states, and...