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Modern versions are widely available on platforms like Buddhism Vision and YouTube, where they are used for daily meditation and merit-making. Performance

It is categorized as a Seth Pirith or Shanthikarma piece, where the rhythmic recitation is believed to create a "Jina Panjaraya" (a protective cage of the Conqueror) around the practitioner. Modern versions are widely available on platforms like

Buduguna shanthiya - බුදුගුණ ශාන්තිය Pretha ) and "Kodiwina" (black magic).

The Shanthiya is usually sung in a melodic, rhythmic style known as Kavi (poetry). It is common to see these chants performed during or at home during the evening to "cleanse" the environment of negative spirits ( Yaksha , Pretha ) and "Kodiwina" (black magic). Modern versions are widely available on platforms like