“I think at first they were not so sure about our role. But then they got used to us and I believe they now appreciate what we deliver,” he said. “We are all concentrated on a very positive force and they have seen how we can work together.”

But, asked if he was excited about the prospects of Leicester City winning the Premiership today, the monk delivers the Buddhist equivalent of an eye-roll.

“Meditation is all about making the mind as neutral as possible and avoiding excitement and disturbance,” he said, “You must not let winning or losing interrupt this process.”

Royal effort: wins on the rise after Richard III interred

It’s not just Buddhist chanting that appears to have boosted the Premiership fortunes of Leicester City.

Statisticians noted that the club’s win rate increased dramatically following the interment of the bones of Richard III with full honours at Leicester Cathedral , in March last year.

The King’s remains had been discovered beneath a car park in the city in 2012, and officially declared to be his remains by scientists at Leicester University the following year.