Short daily prayer text to the Buddha at home
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 short daily prayer text before the family Buddha altar, paying homage to the Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha, asking to keep a calm mind, speak truthfully, do good deeds, admit and correct faults, wishing the family to love one another, and dedicating merit to grandparents, ancestors, parents, relatives 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.
Fill in before the rite
The prayer below is ready to read.
Showing the version used across Vietnam.
How it differs from the common version
It differs from the original in seven sentences between the two recitation rounds: paying homage to the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha in one sentence, vowing to keep the mind, admitting faults, praying for the family, and dedication of merit; no date, name, or address is recorded.
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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