Short answers, pulled from the story.
Buddhist liturgy refers to ritual texts performed during daily services within Sangha communities worldwide. The service occurs one or more times each day across Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana sects.
Tsunesaburo Makiguchi taught Soka Gakkai members to chant for themselves rather than hiring priests to do it on their behalf. This organizational change occurred when the group came into being and now takes approximately 5 minutes for sutra recitation.
Yunqi Zhuhong edited the Zhujing Risong Jiyao manual during the Ming dynasty after seeing another widely circulated text contained false scriptures. He removed erroneous material while inserting new scriptures and mantras into the compiled work.
The wooden fish instrument known as muyu accompanies chanting sessions throughout traditional Chinese Buddhist services. Sounding stones called qing ring alongside drums, bells, cymbals, and small handheld gongs to mark rhythmic beats.
The zaoke session begins with the Baoding zan eulogy chanted only on the first and fifteenth days of the lunar month. The Wanke evening service includes the Amituo Jing sutra read aloud on odd-numbered days.