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Scripture Recitation·Mandarin Chinese·Mahāyāna / Chinese Buddhism·2:09
Heart Sutra recited in Mandarin by a Chinese Buddhist layperson
A lay recitation of the Heart Sutra. This is presented as one recorded performance, not as a universal model of Chinese Buddhist recitation.
Recorded by Nyarlathotep1001; hosted by Wikimedia CommonsCC0 1.0 · embedded from the unmodified source file
Head Priest Yodo Sasaki and members of Kegon-in in Sōja recite the Heart Sutra. The archive presents this as a documented local performance, not a universal pronunciation model.
Yodo Sasaki and members of Kegon-in, Sōja; Wikimedia Commons · 13 January 2016CC BY 3.0 · streamed from the unmodified Commons source
Monks chant the Pāṭimokkha during an Uposatha observance at Wat Khung Taphao in Uttaradit, Thailand. The complete recording runs over thirty-four minutes.
Tevaprapas / monks at Wat Khung Taphao; Wikimedia Commons · 25 August 2010CC BY 3.0 · streamed from the unmodified Commons source
A thirty-second excerpt from Venerable Chan Master Hsuan Hua's recording of the Śūraṅgama dhāraṇī. The Commons source documents the excerpt and its license lineage.
Venerable Chan Master Hsuan Hua; Wikimedia Commons · 16 April 2007CC BY-SA 3.0 · streamed from the unmodified Commons source
A documented excerpt of the Uṣṇīṣa Sitātapatrā dhāraṇī chanted by Venerable Chan Master Hsuan Hua. No attempt is made here to standardize the source's transliteration.
Venerable Chan Master Hsuan Hua; Wikimedia Commons · 4 October 2006CC BY-SA 3.0 · streamed from the unmodified Commons source
A complete, exceptionally long Mahā Piritha protective-chant recording. It is streamed from Wikimedia Commons; listeners should expect a large file and a multi-hour performance.
Freemen2342; Wikimedia Commons · 13 March 2014CC BY-SA 4.0 · streamed from the unmodified Commons source
Field Recording·Sanskrit mantra in a Chinese Buddhist setting·Chinese Buddhism / Mahāyāna·0:12
Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ at Dingjue Temple, Taiwan
A brief field recording of Oṃ maṇi padme hūṃ being played at Dingjue Temple in Changhua, Taiwan. It documents a place and moment rather than a studio performance.
Saimmx; Wikimedia Commons · 2 June 2026CC0 1.0 · streamed from the unmodified Commons source
Field Recording·Liturgical language not identified by source·Chinese Buddhism / Mahāyāna·1:03
Chanting at Lingyin Temple, Hangzhou
A 2010 field recording described by its creator as Buddhist monks chanting at Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou. The source does not identify the liturgical text, so this archive does not infer one.
LouiseBrown1981, Wikimedia CommonsCC BY-SA 3.0 · no changes made
Buddham Saranam Gacchami — male voice with female chorus
A musical rendering of the Three Refuges. It is catalogued as a recording from India and should not be treated as representative of every lineage or ritual setting.
Hariharan, Wikimedia CommonsCC0 1.0 · embedded from the unmodified source file