Prayer text for a new vehicle offering for an individual or family

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

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

Prayer text for an individual or family offering for a new vehicle, addressing the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Thành Hoàng, Táo Quân, Thổ Công, wandering spirits and karmic creditors, presenting the new vehicle and asking for protection so that the driver, the passengers and other road users are safe. Read during the rite of announcement and the thanksgiving offering celebrating the purchase of a new vehicle.

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

Mở bằng sáu câu niệm (A Di Đà, Thích Ca, Địa Tạng, Quan Thế Âm, Thanh Tịnh Đại Hải Chúng, Đạo Tràng Pháp Hội); khai cả ngày sinh của người khấn và biển số xe; có lời xin "kêu thay lạy đỡ" cho cả nhà và lời xin các oan gia trái chủ; kết bằng niệm A Di Đà và Thích Ca.

The common version: Prayer text for a new vehicle offering for a business

Other texts for Lễ cúng xe (vehicle offering ceremony)

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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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