Prayer text to the Buddha (pagoda ceremony for cầu an (prayer for peace and safety) at the beginning of the year)

Lễ cầu an đầu năm (New Year prayer for peace and safety). From Tết Nguyên đán (Lunar New Year) to the full moon of the first lunar month; in Huế it is held in a spread-out way from the 2nd day of Tết

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Buddhist

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

Prayer text to the Buddha in the early-year pagoda cầu an (prayer for peace and safety) ceremony, offering incense before the Great Hero Hall and bowing to the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and the Three Jewels; the tín chủ (the person making the offering) sincerely repents, vows to do good deeds, and asks for protection so that the family may be free of illness and mental affliction and have smooth fortune. Recited throughout the 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

The version from Pháp luật Việt Nam newspaper of the template "Văn khấn lễ Phật": opens with "Con xin thành tâm cúi lạy chín phương Trời", uses "tên đầy đủ là", has a blank for the pagoda name; adds "si mê lầm lạc"; writes "không làm điều dữ" instead of "Thề tránh điều dữ"; ends with "Tâm nguyện lòng thành tâm kính bái thỉnh... chứng giám" instead of "Chúng con lễ bạc tâm thành... được phù hộ độ trì".

The common version: Văn khấn lễ Phật (prayer text for offering to the Buddha)

Offerings and how the rite is done

Offerings, steps and things to avoid for Lễ cầu an đầu năm (New Year prayer for peace and safety)

Other texts for Lễ cầu an đầu năm (New Year prayer for peace and safety)

The wording is kept exactly as published by the source. The dotted italic words are blanks for you to fill in.

Sources

  • Lễ cầu an và cầu tài lộc đầu năm mới (baophapluat.vn)

Part of the open dataset Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng), licensed CC BY 4.0.

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