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Is the nine-character mantra Taoist or Buddhist?

A detailed explanation of the nine-character mantra

The word "nine characters" comes from the book "Bao Pu Zi" written by Ge Hong in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It says, "I wish you:' All the soldiers in the battle are advancing in groups, so you should always regard it and do it. ”。 This means that all evil can be eradicated by reciting these nine words. Dongmi was influenced by Taoism in China (using the talisman method), but when copying these nine words, he mistakenly copied' array forward' as' array ahead' or' array split ahead', which has been used ever since. The nine characters circulating in Japan actually come from the Tancheng of the Nine Churches in the esoteric religion, that is, "the spirit dart unifies the mind-cracking and qi-cracking Zen".

A detailed explanation of the nine-character mantra II

"Pro (), Bing (,), Dou (,), Zhe (), Jun (,) and Zhen. I believe that any friend who is interested in ninja will not be unfamiliar with these nine words. By the way, this is a nine-character mantra that has been circulated by ninjas for hundreds of years.

For a ninja, the correct pronunciation of the words "near, soldier, fighter, quan, array, fierce and front" is "りん, びょぅ, とぅ, しほ".

PS。 Those who are advancing are ahead (りん, びょぅ, とぅ, しゃ, かぃ, じ.