Pirith was chanted by Lord Buddha to bless the human beings from evil power around the home environment. The power of Pirith comes from its sounds and the meaning. The word piritha came out from the Pali word pariththa. There are number of pirith in Buddhism. All of them includes the great qualities of Lord Buddha and the value of his teachings. However, some of them includes positive messages to the society. Mostly, the importance of treating well to your parents, value of generosity and positive results of good deeds are among them.
The ‘Paritta’ in Pali language is for protection & safeguard, this is a chanting and reciting of Buddhas’ wisdom in verses with his blessings to wipe away the fears , misfortunes and danger and to bring the blessings and peace to the mind .The ‘Paritta’ contains several powerful ‘Suttas’, which are the wisdom put into verses with power and protection, offering blessings throughout the reciting of the ‘Paritta’.The practising of reciting the Buddha's verses has been since the beginning of the Buddhist history by the Buddhist monks, as the Buddha himself had recited them during the times of epidemics and plagues to bring peace and tranquility to the humankind.It is believed in the Buddhist culture that the reciting these Buddha’s ‘dhamma’ the Buddha’s wisdom, can bring healing power protection and peace to the mind of anyone. May all living beings be blessed with this blessing and reciting of this ‘Paritta’ and let this bring peace, protection and tranquillity to our lives!!