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Offering to Quán Thế Âm (Avalokiteshvara) Bodhisattva and Địa Tạng Vương (Kṣitigarbha) Bodhisattva

Also called: Văn khấn Phật bà Quan Âm, Văn khấn Địa Tạng Vương Bồ Tát, U Minh giáo chủ

  • Pagodas, communal houses, temples and shrines

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Prayer text for Offering to Quán Thế Âm (Avalokiteshvara) Bodhisattva and Địa Tạng Vương (Kṣitigarbha) Bodhisattva6 texts, kept in Vietnamese, with an English summary.

Two separate prayers for the two Bodhisattvas, recited before the Buddha altar when visiting a pagoda. The Ksitigarbha prayer includes an additional vow for the ancestral spirits to attain liberation.

At a glance

When it is held
When going to the pagoda to worship
For whom
Quán Thế Âm Bồ Tát (Bodhisattva Guanyin); Địa Tạng Vương Bồ Tát (U Minh giáo chủ, Lord of the Underworld)

Each family and each region may do it differently.

Communities and regions

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