Folk Songs That Mention Buddha, Buddhism or Buddhists

Also reincarnation, nirvana and such. According to tradition, Buddha is said to have been born April 8, 1029 BC and died on February 15, 949 BC.

Buddha's birthday will be celebrated on these dates, based on the Chinese lunar calendar.

    * 2010: May 21
    * 2011: May 10
    * 2012: May 28
    * 2013: May 17
    * 2014: May 6
    * 2015: May 25

Blame Sally\ Pass the Buddha\ (live in studio)\
Joe Crookston   The Sylvan Song (Buddha's birthday)
Buddha Spoon by Dawn Dineen off the Wound Check cd
Tom Rawson / Old-Time Religion / Outside the Box
CHERYL WHEELER / Gandhi/Buddha / Different Stripe / Philo
Dave Carter With Tracy Grammer / The River, Where She Sleeps / When I Go
[mentions noted Buddhist Alan Watts]
JOE HENRY / Nico Lost One Small Buddha / Scar / Mammoth / 2001
Utah Phillips\ Hallelujah I'm a Bum/How I Became a Buddhist\ The Moscow Hold\ Red House
PI MAI ENSEMBLE OF LUANG PRABANG 'Khap salang khu (xay-nying)'
MUSIC OF LAOS: THE BUDDHIST TRADITION (Celestial Harmonies 13218-2, 2003)

[reincarnation]
Enoch Kent\ They Sent A Wumman\ Songs of Love, Lust & Loathing\ Second Avenue
Bob Dylan / Fourth Time Around / Blonde on Blonde
Mustard's Retreat: Remembering My Incarnations
Merle Haggard: In My Next Life