This year's Robe Offering Ceremony at Dhammagiri included a recitation of auspicious protective chants ('Paritta') in Pali language. These teachings have been preserved directly from the Buddha's lips by the monks and nuns, and faithfully learned by heart, recited and transmitted virtually unchanged in the same language for 2,500 years!

Paritta Recitation, if listened to mindfully and with a pure heart filled with faith, is believed to provide protection from all kinds of misfortune, and to bring good fortune to the listeners. Even if one can't understand the language, many listeners experience a great sense of calm, ease and inspiration during the chanting.

The paritta is chanted by our sangha of 4 bhikkhus:

1. Ajahn Dhammasiha
2. Ajahn Dhammadharo (who also does the invitation to all devas [angels] at the beginning)
3. Ven Moneyyo (who is leading the chanting)
4. Ven Dantacitto

You can find the Paritta chants in the Amaravati Chating Book Vol 2 here:

• https://cdn.amaravati.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/30/Chanting-Book-Vol-2-Web.pdf

1. Invitation to Devas (page 32)
2. Namo tassa (page 33)
3. Buddhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi... (p33)
4. Yo cakkhuma... (p34
5. Namo arahato... (p35)
6. Ratana Sutta [shortened version] (p36)
7. Mangala Sutta (p38)
8. Mettā Sutta (p40)
9. Iti pi so...Svākkhāto...Supaṭipanno (p44)
10. N'atthi me saraṇaṃ aññaṃ... (p48)
11. Bojjh'ango... (p49)
12. Bāhuṃ sahassam... (p50)
13. Yaṃ dunnimittāṃ... (missing in Amaravati Chanting Book)
14. Dukkhappattā... (p51
15. Mahā-kāruṇiko... (p52)
16. Bhavatu sabba-mangalaṃ... (p53)

A video recording of our Robe Offering Ceremony is available here:

• https://vimeo.com/473669876

www.castbox.fm/ch/2744970

www.dhammagiri.org.au

www.tinyletter.com/dhammagiri/archive