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dc.contributor.author	Rambelli Fabio
dc.title	The Sutra of Druma, King of the Kinnara and the Buddhist Philosophy of Music
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	This chapter discusses a little-known Buddhist scripture, the Sutra of the Questions by Druma, King of the Kinnara (Daiju kinnara-ō shomon-gyō), translated into Chinese by Kumārajīva in the early fifth century. This sutra is unique in that it proposes a powerful, and sympathetic, philosophy of music rooted in the Mahayana doctrines of emptiness; it also offers a template for Buddhist rituals involving music and dance that have been performed in Japan since the eighth century as part of the Gagaku and Bugaku repertory.
dc.relation.ispartof	Ca’ Foscari Japanese Studies
dc.relation.ispartof	Religion and Thought
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2021-10-18
dc.dateAccepted	2021-02-23
dc.dateSubmitted	2021-01-26
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dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-527-8/009
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dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9395
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-528-5
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-527-8
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dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Buddhism and music
dc.subject	Buddhism and music
dc.subject	Gagaku
dc.subject	Gagaku
dc.subject	Philosophy of music (Japan)
dc.subject	Philosophy of music (Japan)
dc.subject	Sutra of the Questions by Druma, King of the Kinna
dc.subject	Sutra of the Questions by Druma, King of the Kinna

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The Sutra of Druma, King of the Kinnara and the Buddhist Philosophy of Music

Fabio Rambelli University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

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This chapter discusses a little-known Buddhist scripture, the Sutra of the Questions by Druma, King of the Kinnara (Daiju kinnara-ō shomon-gyō), translated into Chinese by Kumārajīva in the early fifth century. This sutra is unique in that it proposes a powerful, and sympathetic, philosophy of music rooted in the Mahayana doctrines of emptiness; it also offers a template for Buddhist rituals involving music and dance that have been performed in Japan since the eighth century as part of the Gagaku and Bugaku repertory.

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Oct. 18, 2021

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Feb. 23, 2021

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Jan. 26, 2021

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978-88-6969-528-5

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Keywords: Sutra of the Questions by Druma, King of the Kinna • Philosophy of music (Japan) • Buddhism and music • Gagaku

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