(rót 3 lần rượu, châm một lần trà, khấn 3 lần, sau cùng là mời nhận phẩm vật)
Prayer text for the vehicle offering at the beginning of the year (Cung thỉnh chư vị thần linh)
Lễ cúng xe (vehicle offering ceremony). The day of receiving the new vehicle; the beginning of the year, the end of the year; people who use vehicles for business make offerings on the 1st and the full moon, in the South on the 2nd and the 16th
- Southern Vietnam
- Folk practice
Culture and belief A record of custom.
What this prayer says
Prayer text for the beginning-of-year vehicle offering, inviting the deities, the Thần hoàng of the locality, Thổ Địa and the wandering spirits nearby, stating the vehicle owner's name and licence plate, and asking for protection so that the vehicle travels safely and business goes smoothly. Read during the beginning-of-year vehicle offering, after pouring wine, tea and reciting the prayer 3 times.
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
This text is short and has no Buddhist recitations: it states the date and the name of the vehicle owner, "Cung Thỉnh" the deities, Thần hoàng bổn cảnh, Thổ Địa and the spirits of the surrounding area, invites them to "giá đáo đàng tràng thọ hưởng phẩm vật", and ends with "Con xin tạ ơn"; it is accompanied by instructions to pour wine three times, pour tea once, and pray three times.
The common version: Prayer text for a new vehicle offering for a business
Offerings and how the rite is done
Offerings, steps and things to avoid for Lễ cúng xe (vehicle offering ceremony)
Other texts for Lễ cúng xe (vehicle offering ceremony)
- Folk practicePrayer text for a new vehicle offering for a business
- Folk practicePrayer text for a new vehicle offering for an individual or family
- Folk practiceMonthly prayer text for the vehicle offering
- Southern Vietnam, Folk practiceYear-end vehicle offering text
- Folk practiceStart-of-year vehicle offering text (with invocation of the Hành khiển of the year)
The wording is kept exactly as published by the source. The dotted italic words are blanks for you to fill in.
Sources
- Văn khấn cúng xe cuối năm, đầu tháng, cúng xe mới (voh.com.vn)
- Bài cúng xe mới, bài cúng xe hàng tháng (hoatieu.vn)
Part of the open dataset Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng), licensed CC BY 4.0.
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