9. Numbers are counted from 1 to 10; this may be related to 'Hifumi no Haraekotoba' (counting words read by the priest in a Shinto purification rite) known as a magic spell of Tokusa no kandakara (the ten sacred treasure).

Furunokoto, also called Hifumi no Haraekotoba or Hifumi no Kamigoto, is said to be kotodama, soul or power of language for resuscitation.

According to "Sendai Kujihongi," by chanting Hifumi no Haraekotoba, "Hito, futa, mi, yo, itsu, mu, nana, ya, kokono, tari, furube yurayurato furube," or chanting the names of Tokusanokandakara while waving the treasures, the ritual had the magical power with which even the dead could come back to life.

The ceremony for the repose of a soul that was handed down at Isonokami-jingu Shrine chants Hifumi no Haraekotoba and the names of Tokusanokandakara.