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Buddhist chant is a form of musical verse or incantation, in some ways analogous to
Hindu,
Christian or
Jewish religious recitations. They exist in just about every part of the Buddhist world, from the
Wats in
Thailand to the
Tibetan Buddhist temples in
India and
Tibet. Almost every Buddhist school has some tradition of chanting associated with it, regardless of being
Theravada or
Mahayana.