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Smithsonian Folkways and Stanford SearchWorks Records for The Way of Eiheiji

folkways.si.edu and searchworks.stanford.edu, read 2026-08-19

Two records held together: Smithsonian Folkways Recordings' own catalogue page for "The Way of Eiheiji: Zen-Buddhist Ceremony," describing Eiheiji Temple in its own words as "one of the two [large] training centers for priests and ordained laymen of the Sōtō Zen sect of Buddhism," and naming the subject in the album's own title; and Stanford University Libraries' own SearchWorks catalogue record for the same release, independently assigning the subject headings Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, Buddhist music and Shomyo, and confirming the original Folkways catalogue numbers FR 7960 and FR 8980, the 1957 recording date and the 1959 first release.

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Citation
Publisher
Folkways Records / Smithsonian Folkways Recordings; Stanford University Libraries
URL
https://folkways.si.edu/the-way-of-eiheiji-zen-buddhist-ceremony/sacred-world/music/album/smithsonian; https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/10192747
Source Type
institutional record
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
The Smithsonian Institution's own record label catalogue page, naming the Soto Zen sect of Buddhism outright, corroborated by an independent university library's own catalogue record assigning the same subject headings.
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Soto, Denominations

This source names Soto directly: "for priests and ordained laymen of the Sōtō Zen sect of Buddhism," and naming the subject in the album's own title; and Stanford University Libraries' own SearchWorks catalogue record for the same..."

Source Smithsonian Folkways and Stanford SearchWorks Records for The Way of Eiheiji
Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)

This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Musical Works, 7 claims: 4 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds.
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