Buddhist Ceremonies Set to the Sound of Techno Music
To attract the younger generation, Buddhist monk and former DJ Gyosen Asakura launched techno ceremonies accompanied by video mapping.
Buddhist monk Gyosen Asakura was concerned by the drop in attendance at Sho-onji temple where he works in Fukui prefecture. Thus, using sound and video equipment he purchased himself, he sets up projectors in the place of worship and gets behind the turntables. The public therefore witness a sound and light spectacle where sutras are recited by electronic voices. The show, entitled ‘The lights of Sukhavati, the land of bliss’, brings together both the younger generation and older worshippers, who are thrilled to see their faith in a new light.
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