Prayer text for peace and safety (for wealth and good fortune) at the Tam Bảo altar

Lễ cầu tài, cầu lộc (ceremony to pray for wealth and fortune). Đầu năm; mùng một, ngày rằm; mùa vía Bà Chúa Xứ ở An Giang

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Buddhist

Culture and belief A record of custom.

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 phatgiao.org.vn version of the same book template: it does not have the line "Con lạy chín phương trời" but opens with "Đệ tử con thành tâm kính lạy Mười phương chư Phật"; the line giving one's name comes after the line of reverence; the prayer is printed as "mạnh khỏe, bình an,…" instead of a blank with suggestions; it does not have the phrases "phát lộc phát tài", "an khang thịnh vượng"; the invocation line reads "(3 lần, 3 lạy)".

The common version: Văn khấn (prayer text) for wealth, fortune, and peace at the Tam Bảo altar

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Sources

  • Văn khấn khi đi lễ chùa đầu năm chuẩn nhất (phatgiao.org.vn)

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

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