Barachum () is a representative of the Korean Buddhist ritual dance, (jakbeop), and is performed by Buddhist monks with a bara (), 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 ()

• Sadarani barachum ()

• Gwanyokge barachum ()

• Meok barachum ()

• Naerim barachum ()

See also

• Nabichum ()

• Beopgochum ()

• Korean Buddhism

• Korean dance

External links

• General information about at 예술로, Ministry of Culture & Tourism of South Korea

• What is at Korea Buddhist Samgyeijong