The enlightenment Front Cover

Lyric

Kai kanromon

Kanho Yakushiji, kissaquo

Jajin nyu ryoshi

若人欲了知

Sanshi isshi fu

三世一切仏

Inkan hakai shin

応観法界性

Isshi yuishin zo

一切唯心造

Namu jiho fu

南無十方仏

Namu jiho ha

南無十方法

Namu jiho sen

南無十方僧

Namu honsu shikyamuni fu

南無本師釈迦牟尼仏

Namu daizu daihi kyuku Kanshiin busa

南無大慈大悲救苦観世音菩薩

Namu kiko Onan sonsha

南無啓教阿難尊者

Namu sabo

南無薩婆

Totogyato

咃哆伽多

Boryokichi

嚩盧枳帝

En

Sanmora

三摩囉

Sanmora

三摩囉

Kin

Namu suryoboya

南無蘓嚕婆耶

Totogyatoya

多哆伽多耶

Tojito

多姪咃

En

Suryo

蘓嚕

Suryo

蘓嚕

Boyasuryo

婆耶蘓嚕

Boyasuryo

婆耶蘓嚕

Somoko

娑婆訶

Namu samanda

南無三曼多

Hodonan

没駄喃

Ban

Namu hoshin jirai

南無宝勝如来

Namu toho jirai

南無多宝如来

Namu myoseshin jirai

南無妙色身如来

Namu kohashin jirai

南無広博身如来

Namu rifui jirai

南無離怖畏如来

Namu kanroyo jirai

南無甘露王如来

Namu omito jirai

南無阿弥陀如来

Namu omito boya

南無阿弥陀婆耶

Totogyatoya

哆咃伽多耶

Toniyato

哆膩耶哆

Omiri

唎阿唎

Tsubomi

都婆毘

Omirito

阿弥唎哆

Shitabomi

悉耽婆毘

Omirito

阿弥唎哆

Bigyarachi

毘伽蘭帝

Omirito

阿弥唎哆

Bigyarato

毘伽蘭哆

Gyamini

伽弥膩

Gyagyano

伽伽耶

Shitogyari

枳哆伽唎

Somoko

娑婆訶

Jinshu kyaji jin ninshi

神呪加持浄飲食

Fushi osa shukijin

普施恒沙衆鬼神

Genkai boman shaken shin

願皆飽満捨慳心

Shido yumi sanzendo

悉脱幽冥生善道

Kii sabo habuji

帰依三宝発菩提

Kyukin teshin bujoka

究竟得成無上覚

Kunte buhen jin mirai

功徳無辺尽未来

Ishi shunsan zun pashi

一切衆生同法食

Jiten kijin shu

汝等鬼神衆

Gokin suji kyu

我今施汝供

Suji hen jiho

此食遍十方

Ishii kijin kyu

一切鬼神供

Isu shu anshu sengen

以此修行衆善根

Hota bumo kiro te

報答父母劬労徳

Sonsha fura ju bukyu

存者福楽寿無窮

Mosha riku san nanyo

亡者離苦生安養

Suin sannyu shian shi

四恩三有諸含識

Sanzu hannan ku shunsan

三途八難苦衆生

Kyuimo kuiko sennasu

倶蒙悔過洗瑕疵

Jinshu rinnui san jinzu

尽出輪廻生浄土

Genni sukunte

願以此功徳

Fugyu oisshi

普及於一切

Goten ni shunsan

我等与衆生

Kaikyu jinbudo

皆共成仏道

Jiho sanshi ishi shifu

十方三世一切諸仏

Shison busa moko sa

諸尊菩薩摩訶薩

Moko hoja horo mi

摩訶般若波羅蜜

  • Lyricist

    Amoghavajra, Gunabhadra, Guifeng Zongmi, Zhongfeng Mingben

  • Composer

    Kanho Yakushiji

  • Co-Producer

    Kanho Yakushiji, welle

  • Guitar

    Kanho Yakushiji

  • Vocals

    Kanho Yakushiji

  • Background Vocals

    kissaquo

  • Programming

    Kanho Yakushiji

The enlightenment Front Cover

Listen to Kai kanromon by Kanho Yakushiji, kissaquo

Streaming / Download

The enlightenment

Kanho Yakushiji, kissaquo

  • 1

    Heart Sutra HipHop

    Kanho Yakushiji, kissaquo

  • ⚫︎

    Kai kanromon

    Kanho Yakushiji, kissaquo

  • 3

    Medicine Buddha Mantra

    Kanho Yakushiji, kissaquo

  • 4

    Mantra of Light (album mix.)

    Kanho Yakushiji, kissaquo

  • 5

    Zen Master Hakuin's Song of Zazen

    Kanho Yakushiji, kissaquo

  • 6

    Heart Sutra × SongBie

    Kanho Yakushiji, kissaquo

  • 7

    Ten Verse Kannon Sutra of Timeless Life

    Kanho Yakushiji, kissaquo

  • 8

    Heart Sutra (feat. iiii & feng) [FaHua2024 ver.]

    Kanho Yakushiji, kissaquo

  • 9

    The enlightenment -SATORI-

    Kanho Yakushiji, kissaquo

  • 10

    Shakyamuni Buddha Mantra

    Kanho Yakushiji, kissaquo

Released in 2024, The enlightenment -SATORI- is an album that reimagines Buddhist sutras, mantras, and prayers, including the Heart Sutra, through contemporary music.

The album features Heart Sutra HipHop, as well as Kai kanromon, Medicine Buddha Mantra, and Mantra of Light, shaped into solemn yet uplifting pop songs that bring clarity to the heart. It also includes Zen Master Hakuin Song of Zazen, with its smooth rap-like flow, and Ten Verse Kannon Sutra of Timeless Life, carried by an acoustic choral sound. Through these tracks, traditional Buddhist words are given new musical life.
The album also includes cross-cultural works such as Heart Sutra SongBie ver. and Heart Sutra FaHua2024 ver., resonating beyond borders and across time.

Enlightenment is not a distant goal.
It is always close to us, a guide that brings more color and depth to our lives.

May this album bring a small light to each listener's heart.

Artist Profile

  • Kanho Yakushiji

    Born in 1979, Kanho Yakushiji is a Zen Buddhist monk and musician, serving as the deputy chief priest of Kaizenji Temple, a Rinzai Zen temple affiliated with the Myoshinji school. In addition to his role as a monk, he has been actively creating music since 2017, producing the Heart Sutra Music series, which combines traditional chanting of Buddhist sutras such as the Heart Sutra with modern musical arrangements. He has released numerous albums to date. Drawing from Buddhist teachings, he also composes original songs centered on the theme of what we should cherish in life. His YouTube channel currently has approximately 750,000 subscribers, and his Heart Sutra Music-related videos have been viewed over 100 million times worldwide. In 2018, his work began gaining attention throughout Asia via social media, leading to back-to-back Asia tours in 2018 and 2019 through China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, drawing over 10,000 attendees within two years. After the pandemic, he resumed his international performances in 2022, starting with a Southeast Asia tour. In 2023, he launched his first world tour, followed by an Asia tour in 2024, performing in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and Australia, receiving enthusiastic responses in every country. With the hope that this music can help reset the heart, he continues to share the prayers of Buddhism through sound, from Japan to Asia and to the world, for all who live in the present moment.

    Artist page


    Kanho Yakushijiの他のリリース
  • kissaquo

    2003年、薬師寺を中心に、コーラスグループ「キッサコ」を京都で結成。 名前の由来は、「お茶でもどうぞ」の意味を持つ禅語「喫茶去」から。 2013年、薬師寺が修行を終え、僧侶になってからは、仏教の教えをわかりやすい日本語に置き換え、懐かしいポップスのメロディーとハーモニーで伝えていくことをコンセプトに、寺院ライブを軸として活動を展開する。今までにアルバム5枚、シングルは15枚以上リリース。2016年7月16日には、松山市民会館大ホールにてワンマンライブを開催し、700人近くの動員を記録。 同年リリースの5枚目フルアルバム「日日是好日」は、TSUTAYA CDデイリーランキングにて堂々の3位を獲得。 2017年8月3日、アルフィー坂崎幸之助氏のテレビ番組「お台場フォーク村」にゲスト出演、坂崎氏・所ジョージ氏と共演を果たす。 2018年7月、メンバーである山元の脱退が決まり、 7月28日に京都アルティで行われる二人体制キッサコのラストライブは500席がSOLD OUTとなる。 同年8月より、15年間続けてきた「キッサコ」の名を引き継ぎ、 新たに、”僧侶ボーカルプロジェクト”「薬師寺寛邦 キッサコ」として再始動する。 また、僧侶として次世代に仏教をつないでいくため、音楽と仏教を掛け合わせ、 般若心経に声を重ねアレンジしたアルバム「般若心経」を今年5月にリリース。 オリジナルバージョンである「般若心経 cho ver.」は、YouTubeで200万回再生を突破! 台湾の東森新聞では160万回、中国のSNSでは驚異の2,000万回再生を記録。 フジテレビ「めざましテレビ」等、多くのメディアにて取り上げられた。 中国での大反響を受け、2018年12月には、中国本土・台湾を巡る全6箇所公演のワンマンライブツアーの開催され、5,000人の動員を記録し大盛況となった。 日本からアジアへ、縁を繋ぎ、仏教を音に乗せ、伝え続ける。

    Artist page


    kissaquoの他のリリース

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