Buddhist Monk Covers Judas Priest’s “Breaking the Law,” Then Breaks Into Meditation

Back in April, we intro­duced you to Kos­san, a Japan­ese Bud­dhist monk who has a pen­chant for per­form­ing cov­ers of rock anthems–everything from The Ramones’ “Teenage Lobot­o­my,” to “Queen’s “We Will Rock You” and The Bea­t­les’ “Yel­low Sub­ma­rine.” Now he returns with Judas Priest’s “Break­ing the Law.” It’s a curi­ous cov­er, not least because he ends the song and breaks seam­less­ly into med­i­ta­tion. Met­al? Med­i­ta­tion? Sure, why not.

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Relat­ed Con­tent:

Japan­ese Bud­dhist Monk Cov­ers Ramones’ “Teenage Lobot­o­my,” “Queen’s “We Will Rock You,” Bea­t­les’ “Yel­low Sub­ma­rine” & More

Japan­ese Priest Tries to Revive Bud­dhism by Bring­ing Tech­no Music into the Tem­ple: Attend a Psy­che­del­ic 23-Minute Ser­vice

Med­i­ta­tion for Begin­ners: Bud­dhist Monks & Teach­ers Explain the Basics