Sounding the Teachings｜聲音與三教

Three Teachings Studies: Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism (TTS) invites contributions that examine the sonic dimensions of Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism—how sound functions as a medium of religious expression, ritual efficacy, doctrinal transmission, and cultural memory.

Far from mere ornament, sound becomes a transformative vehicle: through chant and incantation, sacred music, ritual acoustics, voice and breath, it shapes the experience and embodiment of the Three Teachings in vivid and embodied ways.

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

• ▪ Chanting traditions (e.g., Buddhist fanbai, Daoist zhuan jing, Confucian sacrificial hymns)
• ▪ Ritual soundscapes: temple acoustics, processional sounds, symbolic resonances
• ▪ Liturgical music theory, notation systems, and transmission
• ▪ Comparative studies of musical aesthetics and sonic philosophies among the Three Teachings
• ▪ Voice, breath, and rhythm in meditative and performative practice
• ▪ Sound in pedagogy, healing, cosmology, or apotropaic applications
• ▪ Cross-regional fusions and temporal evolution of Confucian, Daoist, and Buddhist sound practices

Submissions may engage historical, ethnographic, textual, or musicological approaches. We encourage interdisciplinary work that allows us to hear the teachings anew—treating sound as both subject and method of inquiry.

聲音、音樂與宗教實踐

本專欄探討儒、道、佛三教中「聲音」的宗教實踐與哲學意涵：聲音如何成為宗教表達、儀式效力、教義傳承與文化記憶的重要媒介。

聲音絕非僅為裝飾或背景，而是轉化之器。從誦唸與咒詠、法樂與科儀聲場，到聲音與呼吸的調和，音聲塑構三教的身心經驗，深化其實踐與內化。

徵稿主題包括但不限於：

• ▪ 三教之誦唸傳統（如佛教梵唄、道教轉經、儒教祭典頌歌）
• ▪ 儀式聲場：寺院音響、生禮過程、聲音象徵
• ▪ 儀式音樂理論、記譜體系與傳承方式
• ▪ 三教音樂美學與聲音哲學之比較研究
• ▪ 聲音、呼吸與節奏在禪修或表演實踐中的作用
• ▪ 聲音於宗教教學、療癒、宇宙論或避邪功能之應用
• ▪ 儒、道、佛聲音實踐的歷時流變與地域交融

來稿可運用歷史文獻分析、田野民族誌、音樂學或跨學科方法。我們鼓勵以聲音為研究主體與工具的創新性論述，重新聽見三教教義之生動流轉。