Khmer and Thai name used for Sacred Pali prayers, mantras and other spiritual incantations
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Yantra (tattoo) with Old Khmer script.
Khatha (Khmer: គាថា) (Thai: คาถา), or "Gatha", as originally called in Pali Language), is the Khmer and Thai name used for Sacred Pali prayers, mantras and other magical incantations. Khatha are used in general by Thai people for a great many purposes; be it for protection, charm or business ventures, there is a Khatha which can be summoned. The word Khatha, or "Gatha" in Pali, means "Speech", and thus the original meaning of the word implies that Khatha were used only as spoken language, and not written form.
In spite of this fact, the word Khatha is used to refer to both that which is spoken, and also written.
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