Full prayer text for the lễ Triêu tịch Điện văn

Lễ Chúc thực (the rite of offering rice to the newly deceased). Every day, two times, morning and evening, from when the coffin is still at home until the 100th-day ceremony (at pagodas: until 49 days)

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice

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What this prayer says

Full prayer text for the Triêu tịch Điện ceremony, offering daily rice to the newly deceased during the mourning period; the tín chủ (the person making the offering) together with the descendants bow to the Buddhas, the deities governing the area and the ancestors on both sides, offer incense, flowers, rice, soup, tea and water before the spirit tablet, and pray for the spirit to let go of attachments and go to a peaceful place.

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

Modern prose for the daily rice offering during the mourning period: there are no parallel couplets "Gót thừa vân... Lòng ái nhật...", a direct invitation to the meal.

The common version: Lễ Triệu tịch Điện văn (offering rice during the 100 days)

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Offerings, steps and things to avoid for Lễ Chúc thực (the rite of offering rice to the newly deceased)

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