What is the significance of the nine magic syllables in the ShingonTooltip content prayer? What is it? WHAT is it?
Benkei replies that such religious mysteries are usually kept secret, but he will explain now to dispel Togashi’s doubts.The narration conveys the meaning of the line in the the third-person.
BENKEI. (The question is far beyond Benkei’s knowledge of Buddhism. He is furious with TOGASHI and being by nature and impetuous and proud man, he is sorely tempted to abandon his pose. BENKEI is renowned as as warrior ; he knows he could easily defeat TOGASHI. Nevertheless, he controls himself and launches into brilliant improvisation of Buddhist jargon.) This nine-word prayer is a precious secret of the Shingon faith and its meaning is most difficult to explain. But to still your doubt I shall undertake to do so.
くじおんせい「くじのだいじは」どちらでもいみはつたわる。はだいじ大事 だいじ 広辞苑（こうじえん）（六）「かけがえのないものとして大切（たいせつ）に扱（あつか）うべきさま」又「重要（じゅうよう）」、ルビ筆者。daiji Precious and extraordinary. Also, grave.のしんぴ「深秘（しんぴ・じんぴ・しんび・じんひ）」とも。広辞苑（六）「〔仏（ぶっきょう, Buddhism）〕奥深（おくぶか）くて容易（ようい、かんたん）に知（し）られないこと」ルビ筆者。]にして、かたりがたきことなれども、ぎねんのはらさんそのために、とききかせもうすべし。
kujiaudio 'kuji no daiji ha' Either one makes sense. ha daijidaiji Precious and extraordinary. Grave. Also, things that are such. no shinpiCan also be「深秘」 shinpi, a homophone. Kōjien（6th）'〔Buddhism〕Deep in meaning and difficult to understand.' ni shite, katari gataki koto naredomo, ginen no harasan sono tame ni, toki kikase mousu beshi.
Appendix: Tsubaki 1974 Kanjincho
Brandon&Niwa
TOGASHI. (Still pressing) And now one final question. What is the meaning of the nine-word Shingon prayer! (For a moment BENKEI cannot reply. TOGASHI senses the lapse he has been waiting for. He draws back a pace, and raises his fan in a commanding gesture. He speaks imperiously.) Come, come! What do you say!
Carleton1974
And now one final question. What is the meaning of the nine-word Shingon prayer! Sa sa.Carleton production preserved the Japanese phrase, perhaps to add a sense of authenticity or exoticness. The alitteration of /s/ sound creates the sense of rushedness that Togashi imposes. Answer, answer!
BENKEI. (The question is far beyond Benkei’s knowledge of Buddhism. He is furious with TOGASHI and being by nature and impetuous and proud man, he is sorely tempted to abandon his pose. BENKEI is renowned as as warrior ; he knows he could easily defeat TOGASHI. Nevertheless, he controls himself and launches into brilliant improvisation of Buddhist jargon.) This nine-word prayer is a precious secret of the Shingon faith and its meaning is most difficult to explain. But to still your doubt I shall undertake to do so.
This nine-word prayer is a precious secret of the Shingon faith. And its meaning is difficult to explain but to still your doubt, I shall oblige you.
