A lyric melody of the Song dynasty entitled "The Butterfly in Love with the Flower" was adapted as a Buddhist refrain, and monks compiled a 50-volume collection of Buddhist songs that drew on both contemporary and traditional compositions, so incorporating the music of the era into the religious canon.
宋明時候僧侶也曾援引古典樂曲和當時的流行歌曲來編成《諸佛世尊如來菩薩尊者名稱歌曲》五十卷，而宋詞曲牌〈蝶戀花〉也被編成佛曲，以投合群眾的音樂來配襯佛號唱誦。