http://www.religioustolerance.org/voodoo.htm
Vodun has been freely practiced in Benin since a democratic government was installed there in 1989; about 60% of the population follows this religion. Vodun was formally recognized as Benin's official religion in 1996-FEB. It is also followed by most of the adults in Haiti who are also nominally Roman Catholic. It can be found in many of the large cities in North America, particularly in the American South.
Vodun (a.k.a. Vodoun, Voudou, Voodoo, Sevi Lwa) is commonly called Voodoo (vû'dû) by the public. The name was derived from the god Vodun of the West African Yoruba people who lived in 18th and 19th century Dahomey. Its roots may go back 6,000 years in Africa. That country occupied parts of today's Togo, Benin and Nigeria. Slaves brought their religion with them when they were forcibly shipped to Haiti and other islands in the West Indies.
Vodun was actively suppressed during colonial times.
"Many Priests were either killed or imprisoned, and their shrines destroyed, because of the threat they posed to Euro-Christian/Muslim dominion. This forced some of the Dahomeans to form Vodou Orders and to create underground societies, in order to continue the veneration of their ancestors, and the worship of their powerful gods." 1
http://into-thedarkness.tripod.com/id5.html
For buddhism, the mantra to chant and to deal with black magic (esp. when one fall under curse from demon/black magic/voodoo) is Shurangama Mantra (dharani) - called 楞严咒Leng Yan Zhou in Chinese. Chanting it will relieve one from such suffering.
According to Shurangam Sutra 楞严� , Buddha's disciple Ananda was under curse from a girl called Matanga . When Ananda's precepts was almost being bridged, the Buddha ordered Manjusri Bodhisattva to chant Shurangama Mantra to save Ananda. Ananda was then awakened. It is a powerful mantra to fight against demons in oneself, and particularly useful to relieve sufferings from mental disease, sex addictions etc.
Originally posted by An Eternal Now:I’m wondering what amitayus is trying to bring out exactly?
Since voodoo is not Buddhism
This Topic is indeed inappropriate to be in here morever it is kinda generic & superficial to represent Voodoo on the whole.