Master Hsin Tao of Lingjiou Mountain Monastery divides Buddhist music into two levels. Music that is designed to be recorded and played needs to have a good pop melody, and be able to attract listeners to the dharma. But for the actual practice of Buddhism, you need chants that can penetrate people's feelings. He adds that hearing is the first of the senses to develop in humans, and the last to go.
靈鷲山的心道法師則從佛教的根本道理，將佛教音樂分為兩個層次：以傳播層次而言，應講求旋律、流行，吸引人親近佛法；一旦進入修行層次，便需訴諸能深入內在感受的梵唄。