Are there any Japanese songs (jPop, nursery rhymes, or enka) that make you feel the teachings of the Buddha?
If you tell me the title of the song, the name of the artist, and if possible, the French language that symbolizes that song, it will be helpful when listening.
It was also a memorial song for the 800th anniversary of the death of Honen Shonin of the Jodo sect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIXN6QItDK8
Despite being of a different denomination, I love this song.
I think the Buddhist term that symbolizes it is “symbiosis.”
It may be solid, but it's the Doraemon movie's theme song. It seems that it will also be used as a wedding song.
“The future is far away, even if we leave
Trust that we will meet again as we walk away from each other”
Exactly [club one place] ♪
https://youtu.be/Aw1nqhvHY48
It's a song by a band called Shanshan Typhoon.
I see, there was also a time when it was played in the ending of World.
In corporate training, etc., I think I often hear stories that compare achieving dreams and goals to mountain climbing,
I often hear stories that compare it to the ocean.
I hear this song once in a while, and I remember words related to the ocean along with it.
Hongan Sea, Clunsei Sea, Umi Isami, Taiho Sea, Daichi Sea, etc.
FYI..
It's a very famous song that was also sung in Kohaku.
When I heard the lyrics to this song, I thought of the Buddha.
Please don't cry in front of my grave
I'm not there
There is no such thing as sleep
“After my life is over, I will become a Buddha and continue to be close to you.”
Narada Narada Akashirokiiro
It's pretty no matter which one you touch
Of the Amitabha Sutra
“Ikenaka lotus is as big as a wheel, blue, yellow, yellow, red, red, white, white”
Reminds me of
The lotus flower, which blooms as large as a wheel in the Pond in the Pure Land of Paradise, has blue flowers shining blue and yellow flowers shining yellow, that is, they shine in each color.
The nursery rhyme, Tulip, no matter which flower you look at, red, white, or yellow, it remains the color of that flower, and is beautiful.
It also goes well with only one flower in the SMAP world,
Each one shines wonderfully with its own individuality,
Moreover, since there are blue flowers, yellow flowers stand out, and red shines because there are yellow flowers, it is a universe of flower fields that adorn each other.
However, even with that said, for example, in Buddhism, it is not OK for bad people to remain villains and be beautiful.
Bad people will have all kinds of personalities when they are born into the good world called the Pure Land, but they may go too far by saying that bad people are good because they remain bad people and complement the good.
Additional explanation
In the Pure Land of Paradise, people are not born from a mother or egg, but are metamorphosed in a lotus flower (born magically appearing), so the personality of lotus is reminiscent of the individuality of those who have passed away in the Pure Land of Paradise.
My recommended song is “Someday Cold Rain” by Iruka.
“An old dog who is crouching, even if I give it bread, I just watch; when the time comes, I get on the train; I can't do anything for them other than crying”
“Cows, birds, and fish are for humans... I don't want to be a mom who says that, but I grew up eating them, and I've even killed bugs.”
“So, so, please... be selfish and take pity... don't just think that only humans are good at it, confining them to a little duck, making a fool of them, or making fun of them.”
“We live at the same time, so when morning comes, night comes, I am born and then die; when I become soil, flowers, bloom from there.”
“My actions are impermanent, and I am unable to perform satisfactory acts of mercy. Laws are selfless, all living things are precious, and humans are by no means the only ones who are precious. However, I have a lot of worries that I am forced to live with the lives of other creatures. Morning comes and night doesn't just come to me. I don't want you to be arrogant. I want my life, which becomes reincarnation, to be taken over not only by this world, but by the life of a flower.” I feel that message.
It's a super major song, but it's “The Only Flower in the World.”
When I first heard this song, I felt, “Oh, this was probably written by someone with knowledge of Buddhism,” but I was surprised to learn that the lyrics were written by Makihara Takayuki, who had a strong impression that he was the one who was arrested at the time.
However, when I looked it up closely, it seems that Makihara-san was convicted and interacted with a certain chief priest while under arrest, and came up with this song from a Buddhist story he heard there. Also, it seems that they were influenced by the children's story “The Little Prince.”
The Buddhist story that influenced it is the part of “Ikenaka Renge Daijowa: Blue Light Yellow Yellow Light Red Light White Light” in a theory of the Buddha theory Amida Sutra often practiced in the Jodo Shinshu sect.
This means “the lotus flower blooming in the pond (in the Pure Land of Paradise) is like a wheel, and the blue flower emits blue light, the yellow flower emits yellow light, the red flower emits red light, and the white flower emits white light, respectively.”
I think it is compatible with the part of the lyrics “There is only one flower in the world, each person has a different species, and you should work hard just to make that flower bloom.”
If we think about it, we won't be able to accept everything as we were born. I make an effort to be useful for someone or something, and I live my life being compared to others.
They were forced to glow white even though they were born as blue flowers, and even though they were born as red flowers, they had to glow yellow. As long as we live in this world, I think it's unavoidable.
However, the world called the Pure Land is a completely different world from the one we live in. It's a world where the whole person I was born is accepted, and I can truly shine in my own way.
What if the world where relationships in this world run out is a world where superiority and inferiority are divided by ability, etc., just like this world? I don't want to go to such a world, but a world of equality and peace.
I feel like there are some spoilers though.
It's the rock band Okan, “Road to My Road.”
I don't know about the far future
If you could say “future” even one second ahead
You can change the future right away
It's about making it through now
http://www.rockband-okan.com/2014/09/12/lovedone_story03/
Yes. The only thing we can do is get through (or don't get through with) the present.
AKB48's “Koisuru Fortune Cookie”
The lyrics “To attract luck, show a smile”
It overlaps with the Buddhist word “Japanese face love language.”
By always smiling, your heart is filled, and your surroundings are filled with love.
“Kurumi” by Mr. Children
“I haven't shed a single tear since then, but I seldom laugh seriously.”
I feel the difficulty of having to let go of my obsession with that part.
Does throwing away even fun things really lead to happiness?
It makes me think.
“Blue Sky” by THE BLUE HEARTS
“What exactly do you know about me when I was born or by the color of my skin and eyes?”
When I heard this, the first thing I heard was Tezuka Buddha's
“There is no superiority or inferiority in living creatures. We all live by connecting and helping each other in some way.”
It reminded me of the word.
From an imaginary perspective, I think “Sunset and Tiny Burning” is also a song showing that Buddhism is rooted in local life.
What I feel is in common with the teachings of Buddhism is Kina Shokichi's “flower.”
There must have been a book that answered the purpose of your question, but I can't remember. If I remember it, I'll write it later.
I understand the title of the book dealing with the subject of this question.
“The Heart of Buddhism Hidden in Songs” by Gyoji Osada: Kokusho Publishing Association 2009
http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E6%AD%8C%E3%81%AB%E6%BD%9C%E3%82%80%E4%BB%8F%E6%95%99%E3%81%AE%E3%81%93%E3%81%93%E3%82%8D-%E9%95%B7%E7%94%B0-%E6%9A%81%E4%BA%8C/dp/4336050953
Kyoji Osada was born in a Soto sect temple in Okayama prefecture, and after graduating from Komazawa University, he joined King Records and has been involved in the production of nursery rhyme records as a daylecturer. Currently, he is active as a music critic and music cultural history researcher.
None of us know why we meet.
We have no idea when we will meet.
Sometimes that can be a painful encounter.
There may also be days when you are thankful for a good meeting.
I think it's probably a song that goes hand in hand with the Buddhist “relationship.”
No one knows. Even if there is a cause or effect of the encounter.
But at this time, in response to this “wonder” that I came across here,
I just want to put my hands together.
This “wonder” is also a Buddhist word called “mysterious.”
It is regarded as a state that cannot be expressed in words.
An orinasu string may one day be able to warm someone.
To this “maybe,” they say “so let's live well”
I can't help but feel a wish.
The song “Ito” by Miyuki Nakajima at the ending of a drama
When I heard it, it reminded me that my tears overflowed more and more,
I tried posting it with a sense of nostalgia for myself.
The songs of the other respondents are also wonderful. I want to listen to it again
It's now. Thank you very much. well then. well then. Gassho