Beompae


Beompae is a Korean genre of Buddhist chants and songs., one of three key traditional Korean song types, together with gagok and pansori.

Description

There are three kinds of beompae:
Beompae developed since the Three Kingdoms period, when Buddhism enjoyed official patronage as Korea's dominant religion. It declined during the Joseon Dynasty, when Confucianism was promoted, and during the Japanese era, when Korea's traditional Buddhist culture was repressed.