A good resource may be A Chanting Guide
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Introduction:
We decided to print this book, realizing the danger and calamities people are facing during the 21th Century. According to Buddhist scriptures, one is able to protect oneself, maintain good fortune, archive health and prosperity all through the repetition of scared sounds. As friends who met in Bangkok at a Buddhist lecture series on meditation, we share many values as well as the common thread of meditation. In talking about Buddhism and our lives, we become inspired to share one practical aspect of Buddhism, chanting, to open up new possibilities to practitioners and ordinary people. As a Thai and American, as mother, professor, artist and writers, we offer this work to the positive force for change that is sweeping our world today.
Chanting in all religions is a part of scared ritual, interwoven with human culture. Vibrations from chanting can potentially heal. Sound vibrations affect humans on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual level. Practicing meditation at the same time creates peace and happiness within.
Luckily Venerable Gandasaraphivamsa provided Chutatip a copy of Paritta Pali and Protective Suttas, by Venerable U. Silananda, the disiple of well known Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw of Myanmar. In Buddhism, Pali and Sanskrit have been used since the Buddha's time until now. Pali is used in the main text of Buddhism, and also in chanting. There are great merits from chanting Paritta, as Paritta means protection and brings many good results. Understanding the roots of each chant as well, one is able to connect to the more deeply. Thus we put the history of the chant in front of each stanza, with the meaning of the chant behind the pali text.
People in this century faced with all kinds of temptation and catastrophe, look to new means to understand and change reality. Chanting as set out in the Paritta Pali, is a kind of softness that can gradually wear the rock of resistance, fear and disaster. With chanting peace becomes attainable once more, from within and without.
The Use of the Paitta
These are the great benefits for chanting each Paritta:
Managla Sutta for blessing and prosperity
Ratana Sutta for getting free from danger caused by disease, evil Spirits and famine
Metta Sutta for suffusing all kinds of beings with loving-kindness
Khanda Sutta for protecting against snakes and other creatures
Mora Sutta for protection against snares, imprisonment and for saety
Dhajagga Sutta for protection against fear, trembling and horror
Atanatiya Sutta for protection against evil spirits, and gaining health and Happiness
Anguliman Sutta for easy delivery for expectant mothers
Bojjhana Sutta for protection against and getting free from sickness and disease
Pubbanha Sutta for protection against bad omens, etc., and gaining happiness
Jaya Paritta for happiness, success and protection
*a short version, easy to remember, that should be chanted every day.
One who chants should follow the three following conditions:
1. Learn to chant the Sutta correctly and fully.
2. Understand the meaning of the Suttas.
3. Chant with the heart filled with goodwill and loving-kindness
People should chant and listen with confidence, respect and attentiveness, so benefit will go to the one who chants and the one who listen as well.
Pronunciation
Pali is the original language of Theravadin Buddhist scriptures, the closest we have to the dialect spoken by the Buddha himself. It has no written script of its own, so every country that has adopted Theravada Buddhism has used its own script to transcribe it.
Vowels
Pali has two sounds of vowels, long--a, e, i, o, u & ay; short- a, i, & u.
When chanting Pali, the vowels are pronounced as follws:
a as in father
o as in go
e as in they
u as in glue
i as in machine
ay as in Aye!
Consonants
Consonants are generally pronounced as they are in english, with a few unexpected twists:
c as in ancient
p unaspirated, as in spot
k unsaspirated, as in skin
ph as in upholstery
kh as in backhand
t unaspirated, as in stop
m & n as ng
th as in Thomas
n as in canon
v as w
Words containing two-lettered notations - bh, dh, dh, gh, jh- denote an aspirated sound, somewhat in the throat, bh as a throaty ph, dh as throaty th, and gh as a throaty ky.
http://nt.med.nckn.edu.tw/biochem/Isn/a ... sight/htlm p.3
In conclusion we would like to thanks Venerable Gandasaraphivamsa Dhamma cariya Abhivamsa who provided us the text and advice to make this book possible; Ajarn Phanit Jetjiravat who helped in revising and editing; Khun Chittapat Hokusolsindhu and Ajarn Narong Kanprom in helping to get hold of the Thai - English Dhamma text and spending many hours helping to publish.
Chutatip Umavijani & Sarah Sutro
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