Văn sám hối thai nhi (Repentance Text for the Unborn Child)

Cầu siêu for the spirit of a fetus. At home: 3 to 7 days before the ceremony at the pagoda; at the pagoda: according to each pagoda's schedule

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Buddhist
  • Repentance section of a service
  • Buddhist repentance text or verse (sám, kệ)

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

Repentance text for a fetus, kneeling with hands clasped before the fetal spirit to sincerely repent the sins committed by the parents, asking the fetus to understand and take refuge in the Three Jewels, recited in the repentance part of the ceremony.

The prayer below is kept in Vietnamese, the language it is read aloud in during the rite.

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Your regional custom

Showing the version used across Vietnam.

(Quỳ, chắp tay. Pháp khí: mõ, chuông. Trường hợp thai được sinh ra trong vòng 1 tuần thì bị chết không thực hiện phần này)

Offerings and how the rite is done

Offerings, steps and things to avoid for Cầu siêu for the spirit of a fetus

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

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