The article goes on to elaborate that this way of chanting sutra has the functions of incantation, commandment and keeping one away from sin.

Interrupting our discussion, the abbot is called upon to induct half a dozen more, the first new batch of this year.

It's not particularly difficult to do that on a shadow priest if you're not being assisted but Disc priests practically never get assisted, so I just play my LOS and dispels come very easily.