Barachum
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Template:Short description Template:Infobox Korean name/auto Barachum (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".) is a representative of the Korean Buddhist ritual dance, (jakbeop), and is performed by Buddhist monks with bara (Korean: Script error: No such module "Lang".). The term bara describes a cymbal-like Korean instrument made with brass. The dance is composed of splendid and complicated movements among the jakbeop. Performers playing bara repeatedly step back and forth or revolve in agile action. The purpose of barachum is to expel evil spirits and to purify the mind.
Types
Barachum consists of the six different types below:
- Cheonsu barachum (천수바라춤 千手---)
- Myeong barachum (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Sadarani barachum (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Gwanyokge barachum (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Meok barachum (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Naerim barachum (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
See also
- Nabichum (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Beopgochum (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
- Korean Buddhism
- Korean dance
External links
- Template:In lang General information about Jakbeop and Barachum[permanent dead link] at 예술로, Ministry of Culture & Tourism of South Korea
- Template:In lang What is Barachum[permanent dead link] at Korea Buddhist Samgyeijong
