Prayer for love when visiting a pagoda at the Tam Bảo altar
Lễ cầu duyên (ceremony to pray for a good match). Early in the year, first day of the lunar month, fifteenth day of the lunar month
- Used across Vietnam
- Buddhist
Culture and belief A record of custom.
What this prayer says
Prayer for love and marriage, recited at the Tam Bảo altar when visiting a pagoda, giving one's name, date and place of the ceremony, offering incense and flowers to the Buddha and asking the Tam Bảo to witness the sincerity; in the prayer text, the person vows to correct themselves and live sincerely, and asks to meet a person of sincere heart if conditions are sufficient, without praying for anything contrary to moral principles.
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
Recited at the Tam Bảo altar: invoke Buddha Thích Ca, A Di Đà, Quán Thế Âm; the text is a vow (to meet a sincere person if there is enough karmic affinity, not to seek possession, not to seek separation), without homage to the Mẫu, without asking for auspicious objects.
The common version: Prayer text for love at chùa Hà
Offerings and how the rite is done
Offerings, steps and things to avoid for Lễ cầu duyên (ceremony to pray for a good match)
Other texts for Lễ cầu duyên (ceremony to pray for a good match)
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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