Prayer text before the Buddha altar on the first day of the lunar month and the fifteenth day of the lunar month
Lễ Phật ở ban thờ Phật tại gia (Buddha worship at the home Buddha altar). Daily; the first day of the lunar month, the fifteenth day of the lunar month, Buddhist holidays, and Bodhisattva feast days
- Used across Vietnam
- Buddhist
Culture and belief A record of custom.
What this prayer says
A prayer text before the family Buddha altar on the first day of the lunar month and the fifteenth day of the lunar month, stating the date and the name of the person praying, offering incense, flowers and clean water to the Three Jewels, reviewing body and mind, vowing to continue doing good, correcting what is not right, praying for family harmony, stable work and peace of body and mind, and dedicating merit to ancestors, relatives, the deceased and all beings; recited for the whole ceremony.
The prayer below is kept in Vietnamese, the language it is read aloud in during the rite.
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How it differs from the common version
Written specifically for the first day of the month and the full moon day: after reciting the Buddha's name, it goes straight to the date and the name of the person praying; the body consists of three sentences "Điều thiện...", "Điều chưa đúng...", "Điều còn vướng mắc..." and five sentences "Nguyện..."; it is not divided into sections of repentance and vow-making.
The common version: Full prayer text for the home Buddha altar
Offerings and how the rite is done
Other texts for Lễ Phật ở ban thờ Phật tại gia (Buddha worship at the home Buddha altar)
Collected text. The dotted italic words are blanks for you to fill in.
Part of the open dataset Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng), licensed CC BY 4.0.
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