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This chapter examines the power and associated practices of the recited word in Theravada Buddhist traditions. It highlights Sri Lankan Buddhist recitation practices, considering a variety of recitations and their ritually performed contexts across several historical and literary periods. It examines the rhythmic chanting of Buddhist “discourses” (suttas) as paritta (recitation for protection) as the foremost chanting practice, as well as other chanting practices such as recitations of prose Pali texts, specific verse (gāthā) texts of the Dhammapada, as well as popular recitations of Sinhala poems (kavi). Vernacular chantings used during the pilgrimage to Śrī Pāda are also examined. |
