Chants

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Chants & Mantras Explained ✦︎

CHINNABANCHORN (JINAPANJARA)

Thai Buddhist Protective Chant

Chinnabanchorn (Jinapañjara) is one of Thailand’s best-known Buddhist protective chants. Its verses invoke the Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha, revered disciples, and protective teachings, symbolically surrounding the practitioner with a field of protection. Jinapañjara combines jina, “the Victor” — a title for the Buddha — and pañjara, meaning a cage or enclosure, giving the sense of “the Cage of the Victor.” The chant became especially well known in Thailand through the version associated with Somdet To of Wat Rakhang.

15 verses · Pali · Thailand

Episode 1

Chinnabanchorn Verse 1 – 5


Episode 2

Chinnabanchorn Verse 6 - 10


Episode 3

Chinnabanchorn Verse 11 - 15