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Daoist Chanting and Ritual

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Anyone what is the typical daily chanting done by modern Daoists, specifically Longmen/Quanzhen but really in general? Daily rituals if any?

 

Even better anyone know of any links with the chants (Hanzi alone are fine but with pinyin along would be ideal)?

 

I believe Stuart Alve Olson has a book which details some daily scriptures chanted or something but I suppose it'd be better to find them online as I imagine it is common knowledge, perhaps just less common in the English speaking world.

 

Personally am generally interested but more specifically I would like to add a chanting regimen into my daily routine.

 

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

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1 hour ago, Kongming said:

Anyone what is the typical daily chanting done by modern Daoists, specifically Longmen/Quanzhen but really in general? Daily rituals if any?

 

Even better anyone know of any links with the chants (Hanzi alone are fine but with pinyin along would be ideal)?

 

I believe Stuart Alve Olson has a book which details some daily scriptures chanted or something but I suppose it'd be better to find them online as I imagine it is common knowledge, perhaps just less common in the English speaking world.

 

Personally am generally interested but more specifically I would like to add a chanting regimen into my daily routine.

 

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

 

Quick search on YouTube and found this (I know transcription is in Cantonese):

 

 

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Seems with a bit more searching I have largely found the answer to my question:

 

http://en.daoinfo.org/wiki/Scriptures_for_Morning_and_Evening_Rites_of_the_Complete_Perfection_Tradition

 

In any case, does anyone know anything more about the Daoist mantras or 神咒 and if there are restrictions on reciting them? To take a popular example, one mentioned in the link above, the 金光神咒 "Jinguang Shenzhou"/ Divine Incantation of Golden Light. Can laymen recite this or does one need a special transmission? Is it meant to be repeated like a Buddhist mantra? Anyone know of any good books in English regarding these lesser known areas of Daoism such as ritual, liturgy, chanting, mantras, etc.?

 

Thanks again.

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