Safeguard Recitals (a book of protection chants)

Introduction - xi
Acknowledgements
My advisors for the arrangement and correct procedure in this book have been Ven. Melpitiye
Vimalaratana Mahāthera (M.A.), Chief Incumbant at Veluvane Pirivena, Pallepola & Ven.
Ambagamuwe Saṁvuta Nahimi, Head Monk at the Vipassana Meditation Centre, Sinhapura,
Polonnaruwa.
At an early stage Ven. Paññānanda of England, and at a later stage Ven. Ñāṇatusita of Holland both
made excellent reviews of this work which has helped me make a number of corrections and
clarifications. Ven. Ñāṇaramita did an excellent job in proof-reading the manuscript.
For the time and patience that these monks have worked on this book I am very grateful. Any
mistakes that remain, of course, are entirely my own fault.
Note to the 2 nd Edition
After the publication of the 1st edition a number of minor mistakes were brought to my notice,
chiefly through the careful reading of the text made by Mr. Kariyawasam, late editor at B.P.S., and
corrections have been included in the 2nd edition.
Note to the 3 rd Edition
In reviewing the 3rd edition Ms. Goh Poay Hoon picked up a few more typos, and also made some
good suggestions for changes, which have now been inluded.
In this edition I have added an Upaganthā, or section of additional texts, which are also found in the
Sri Lankan chanting books. Note that many of the texts found in these books were previously
included in the Mahāparittaṁ and the Avasānaṁ, the former of which I have shortened, and the
latter of which I have now dropped.
Note on the Mahāparittaṁ
The Mahāparittaṁ as presented here contains all the material necessary for a complete recital. I
compared five published recitals, and included all the material I found on those CDs, but there is no
standard edition and sometimes, according to different traditions or circumstances, material may be
added to - or omitted from - the texts as given here. It will probably then be found in the Upaganthā.
Revised and Enlarged 3 rd Edition
Ānandajoti Bhikkhu
2014/2557