5 min
Music
Medicine Buddha Mantra
The mantra of the Medicine Buddha, arranged and sung by Kanho Yakushiji.
About the artist
Kanho Yakushiji
Kanho Yakushiji is a Zen Buddhist monk and a musician, and he does not treat those as two careers. He sings the Heart Sutra — the short text at the centre of Mahayana practice, chanted daily in temples across East Asia — in settings that keep the Japanese-Buddhist reading of it while letting a guitar and a recording studio in.
His videos have been watched well over a hundred million times, many of them filmed inside temples: Kaizen-ji in Ehime, where he is based, and Ikkyu-ji in Kyoto among them.
He has no separate website. His work lives on his own YouTube channel, which is where the link here goes.
“Through music and breath, I look forward with all my heart to sharing with everyone a resonance that crosses language and borders.”Kanho Yakushiji
Upcoming events
Meet Kanho Yakushiji in person.
Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
Show 3 past gatherings
01NOV
Circle of Harmony - Heart Sutra MUSIC 10th Anniversary World Tour, Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung, Taiwan · Concert
See event pageConcert
31OCT
Circle of Harmony - Heart Sutra MUSIC 10th Anniversary World Tour, Taichung
Taichung, Taiwan · Concert
See event pageConcert
30OCT
Circle of Harmony - Heart Sutra MUSIC 10th Anniversary World Tour, Seoul
Seoul, South Korea · Concert
€99000Concert
Talks & videos
Watch before you attend.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this artist in their own words.
6 min
Music
Nilakantha Dharani, string version
The Great Compassion Dharani with strings, filmed at Ikkyu-ji in Kyoto.
5 min
Music
Heart Sutra at Ikkyu-ji Temple, Kyoto
The Heart Sutra set to music and filmed at Ikkyu-ji in Kyoto by the Zen priest and singer Kanho Yakushiji.
Path
The wider context.
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Meditation & compassion
Buddhism
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