If you are interested in Shin Buddhist Chanting, we have a collection of instruction videos of traditional Shin Buddhist Chants on our website. In these videos Rev. Katsuya Kusunoki, of the Buddhist Church of Lodi, chants a series of Sutras that are commonly chanted during Shin services. Rev. Kusunoki has been certified as a “chanting instructor” by the Ritual Department of the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji (international Jodo Shinshu headquarters).

While chanting is typically done with the Sangha (congregation), here Rev. Kusunoki chants solo so one can clearly see the proper sequence of movements and hear the tones and pitches involved. In a future enhancement we hope to publish the lyrics for each chant so one may practice with the videos (for now the lyrics and meanings of each chant can be easily found via an internet search).

The ‘Buddhist Chanting’ videos can be found in the ‘About Jodo Shinshu Buddhism’ section or click the link below:

mbtchicago.org/chanting

These videos were made possible in part by a grant from the Rev. Gyodo Kono Fund.