Touching the Earth was written in 2011/2012. First performed at Cambridge Buddhist Centre in 2012, and then at Norwich, London, Birmingham and Sheffield Buddhist Centres in May 2013, to coincide with their Buddha Day celebrations.
Performed by Arthasiddhi (conductor), singers from Norwich, Cambridge, London and Birmingham, and Bodhivajra on piano.
Text: part 1 by Bodhivajra, parts 2,3 and 4 freely adapted and elaborated from the Mahavastu and the Lalitavistara Sutra.
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