Re: Request for Jayamangala e-text
From: Eisel Mazard
Message: 2258
Date: 2007-09-27
Bhante Dhammanando,
> Both use "te" throughout in the refrain,
> though I do vaguely recall hearing Thai monks chant "me
> jayama`ngalaani" in some rural monastery or other.
Perhaps this is related to the custom of optionally chanting
re-iterative verses that are sometimes added (informally or formally)
to give the merit/victory "to you", perhaps even "to me", etc.
--normally with only a single word varied.
E.M.