Văn tế chiến sĩ trận vong, đồng bào tử nạn (Thí thực cô hồn 8)

Tế âm linh (offering to wandering souls). In Huế: the 23rd day of the fifth lunar month; at communal houses in the central region: incorporated into the spring and autumn tế ceremonies, the full moon of the seventh lunar month, or Thanh minh

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Buddhist
  • Sacrificial oration

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

The sacrificial oration for fallen soldiers and compatriots who died in disasters, addressing the spirits, praying to the Buddha for deliverance, and asking them to witness the sincerity; recited during the whole thí thực cô hồn (offering to wandering souls) 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.

How it differs from the common version

Opens "Hỡi ôi! Cơn tạo hóa xoay vần khó tránh"; longer, ends with the invitation "Nương đàn chẩn tế tiêu dao, Chư vong chiến sĩ đồng bào chứng tri", with no Buddhist chanting at the end.

The common version: Văn tế chư chiến sĩ trận vong, chư lương dân tử nạn (Thí thực cô hồn 7)

Other texts for Tế âm linh (offering to wandering souls)

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Sources

  • 17 bài văn tế thập loại cô hồn dành cho chẩn tế (phatgiao.org.vn)

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