佛教作为世界性的宗教,源于亚洲,但足迹遍及欧亚,他的不同宗派、以及处于不同地域的佛教寺院所形成的佛教音乐,成为世界不同民族音乐特征的一部分。佛教寺院主要聚集于东亚、东南亚和南亚,这三大区域的佛教音乐,虽本质上存在关联,但又有着各自的特点。溯其源头,佛教发源于公元前6世纪的古代印度,并迅速在南亚次大陆 As a cosmopolitan religion, Buddhism originated in Asia. However, Buddhism music, which has its roots in Asia and Eurasia, his different denominations, and Buddhist monasteries in different regions, has become part of the musical features of different ethnic groups in the world. Buddhist temples are mainly gathered in East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia. The Buddhist music in these three regions has its own characteristics though it is essentially related. Origin of its origins, Buddhism originated in ancient India in the 6th century BC, and rapidly in the subcontinent of South Asia