Prayer text for the Chầu Tổ ceremony (Triều Tổ lễ cáo)

Lễ Chầu tổ (ceremony of reporting to the ancestors). After the hồi linh (rite of bringing back the soul) according to the prayer-text page; old books and the pagoda place it before the day of the funeral procession

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice
  • Address to the ancestors

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

Prayer to the ancestors in the lễ Chầu Tổ (ceremony of reporting to the ancestors), announcing to the ancestors that a deceased family member has been buried and the lễ hồi linh (rite of calling back the soul) has been performed; recited before the ancestral altar after the spirit tablet is brought back.

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

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Sources

  • Văn khấn trong lễ tang (vankhan.vn)
  • Văn khấn Lễ Chầu Tổ trong tang lễ (tuvi.vn)

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