Great Sacred Music," the final piece on this album, is intended to please the ears of the deities," and is traditionally only performed once each year at the Gyuto Monastery. In fact, Tibetan Chants ...

“Without any question, they represent the spirit and culture of Tibet at its highest level.” –Philip Glass, composer UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures presents the beautiful and spiritual Tantric chanting ...

It was 3 o'clock one morning in 1964, on the eve of the highest holiday in the Tibetan calendar, when renowned religion scholar Huston Smith awoke in a monastery in the Himalayas to experience ...

The human voice is an essential component in the spiritual life of most religions throughout the world. And its use is as varied as cultures, embracing everything from Gregorian chant and the ...

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