It is one of the Buddhist scriptures in the lines of the Kannon-gyo Sutra; it has only 42 words and is known as the shortest gikyo (apocryphal scripture), but because it has been said from ancient times that one can receive a blessing by merely repeating it, it is very popular.
大乗経典の観音経系経典に属し、わずか42文字の最も短い経典として知られる偽経だが、古来ただ何度も唱えるだけでご利益を得られるとされており、人気が高い。