Read, reflect, pray
Kōjin mantra: Kiyoshikōjin form
荒神御真言
The mantra of Sanbō Kōjin published by Kiyoshikōjin Seichōji. Its temple tradition is identified rather than generalized.
English sound explanations and source text
English sound explanations
About this English rendering
This site’s English rendering of the Japanese meaning guide, aligned with this edition. It is separate from the source words for recitation and is not an official liturgy. Sacred sounds are explained where possible, not given speculative literal translations. Historical beliefs, royal authority, illness and protection claims belong to the text; they are not present-day judgments, medical advice or guarantees of results.
Kiyoshikōjin Seichōji presents these words as a mantra addressed to Sanbō Kōjin. The sounds ‘on kenbaya kenbaya sowaka’ are preserved. Since the official guide does not establish each word’s meaning, no independent translation about household fire or a particular wish has been invented.
Source text and reading aid
Roman letters are provided for every line of this source text.
How to use the Roman letters
Roman letters follow the kana displayed in this site’s Japanese reader; some readings are editorial additions documented on the Japanese page. These are a reading aid, not restored Sanskrit or a recording of a temple’s chanting. Historical spellings (such as wo, wi, we and ha used as a particle) are kept. Double vowels and repeated vowels mark the written kana; rhythm and pronunciation can differ by tradition.
You can simply read the meaning or sit quietly. No recitation is required. For a temple or shrine’s own recitation, follow that tradition’s published guidance.
オン・ケンバヤ・ケンバヤ・ソワカ
on kenbaya kenbaya sowaka
Connected kami and buddhas
These connections include figures addressed, mentioned, or associated by tradition. They do not assign a universal recitation practice.
Sources and edition (1)
English explanations on this page were prepared by Inori no Mori from the cited text and its Japanese explanations. They are not an official translation or a prescribed liturgy.