Religions of the World Annotated Bibliography

This annotated bibliography focuses on the music of Buddhism and Hinduism, drawing from various research papers and a book. The entries summarize key findings, methodologies, and the significance of each source. The bibliography covers topics such as the evolution of Buddhist music, the representation of Hinduism in Bollywood films, and the health benefits of religious chants. It aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the available literature for further research and comparison of these two religious traditions' musical practices.

Religions of the World
Part- 1

Annotated Bibliography
Wei, C. O. (2015). PHENOMENAL AND VIRTUAL VIEWS ON MUSIC RELATED TO
BUDDHISM IN 21ST-CENTURY MALAYSIA (Doctoral dissertation, School of Graduate
Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia).
The researcher and author conducted qualitative research to gain significant knowledge about the
music of Buddhism region. With the help of this study, we can get significant information about
the music of Buddhism. The research paper gives a thorough examination of Buddhism music
which significantly helpful in makes assumptions and compares it with the music of other
regions. After conducting the research, the researcher identified that Buddhism related music
hardly constitutes significant typological criteria based on stylistic and sonic attributes. The
findings of this paper can successfully utilize to compare Buddhism music with Hinduism music.
Tingting, Y. A. N., & Juan, S. H. I. (2015). Conservatism and Evolution: Educational
Continuation of Buddhist Music in the Luohan Temple of Chongqing City. Canadian Social
Science, 11(1), 104.
Tingting research paper provides honest information on the evolution and conservatism of
Buddhism music. In this paper, the author studied the historical information of Buddhism music
of last 25 years. After conducted research, it found out the old version and new version of
Buddhism music. Researcher finds out that education has played a decisive role in the music of
Buddhism religion. With the help of this paper, we can significantly collect information about
the evolution of Buddhism music which further helpful in comparing it with Hinduism music.

Dimitrova, D. (2016). Hinduism and its others in Bollywood film of the 2000s. Journal of
Religion & Film, 20(1), 10.
This paper plays an important role in exploring the representation of Hinduism in Bollywood
films of the late 1990s. The author proved his assumptions under the light of different aspects.
This research paper can significantly utilize to enhance information about the Hinduism region
and importance of music in it. With the help of such information, we can significantly analyze its
effects on the behavior of people and their lifestyle. In this paper to prove his assumptions, the
author utilizes different theoretical disclosures such as the ‘self and the other' to disclose the
differences and otherism.
Misra, S., & Shastri, I. (2014). Rumination of Music on Buddhism and
Hinduism. International Journal of Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 2(3), 33-40.
The researcher use secondary data to collect necessary information about the Buddhism music
and Hinduism music. With the help of this research study, we can get significant information
about the benefits of Chants, Hinduism, and Buddhism music. This knowledge can further imply
while writing a final essay on Hinduism and Buddhism music. On the other hand, the paper also
gives us significant information about the contribution of Buddhist and Hinduism music towards
the health of human beings. With the help of collected information and knowledge, we can
analyze and measure the concepts in a significant manner. This helps in representing the
difference between Hinduism and Buddhism music in a significant manner.
BECK, G. (2013). Hinduism and music. The Oxford Handbook of Religion and the Arts, 358.
BECK book provides honest information about the Hinduism music. This book includes more
than enough information on the subject of Hinduism music. The most important difficulty with

this book is the lack of clarity when it comes to searching particular information. The book is
good, and it gave me significant knowledge about different aspects of Hinduism music and gave
me the basic knowledge to perform my assignment.