Pu An Zho 普庵咒 (Pu An Mantra)

The Buddhist qin melody, Pu An Mantra is a popular qin piece which has existed for more than 400 years. It has another title, Shi Tan Zhang 釋談章 ( Siddham Stanzas ) which originally was based on the Pu An monk's chanting, and can be played along with singing the Sanskrit syllables. After several generations of interpretation, this piece has now become a pure melodic piece without singing. 

This piece can be played with as many as 10 to 20 sections, but I rearranged it and shortened it to 6 sections. In the 1/25/2020 on line yaji, I started by playing three ancient phrases while singing the beginning of the chant and then entered the pure melodic parts of my interpretation.

The "Pu An Harmony"
On the World Earth Day 2020, qin players around the world joined to record a "Pu An Mantra" as a tribute and support to those who are still fighting the virus and our sympathies to those who have suffered and perished.

The group playing was based on Master Yuan Jung-ping's version.