"Within Original Buddhism, one was not allowed to recite mantras to overcome enemies, but you could use special mantras to protect your body and life. We can say clearly there was a tradition of reciting them." "Thus, there may not have been so much recitation of mantras, yidam deities and rituals as in the complete… Continue reading THE POWER OF ‘TRUE WORDS’: ‘ORIGINAL BUDDHISM’, FORBIDDEN MANTRAS AND THE REIGN OF BUDDHIST EMPEROR ASHOKA (‘Origins of Secret Mantra’ by 17th Karmapa)