Offering to the altar of Đức Thánh Hiền at the pagoda

  • Pagodas, communal houses, temples and shrines
  • 2 prayer texts

Culture and belief A record of custom.

About this rite: when it is held and for whom

Also called: Văn khấn ban Đức Thánh Hiền, A Nan Đà tôn giả

In pagodas in the North, the altar of Đức Thánh Hiền usually faces the altar of Đức Ông. Prayer-text pages only publish the words of the prayer, they do not describe a separate ritual for this altar.

When
When going to the pagoda to worship
For whom
Đức Thánh Hiền, tức Đại Thánh khải giáo A Nan Đà tôn giả

Prayer text for the offering to Đức Thánh Hiền

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice

What this prayer says

Prayer text for the offering to Đức Thánh Hiền at a pagoda, presenting incense, flowers and offerings to the Three Jewels and Đức Thánh Hiền, asking them to witness and bless the tín chủ (the person making the offering) with all good things, abundant health, and a prosperous and thriving household. Recited during the whole ceremony when visiting the pagoda.

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

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Other texts for Offering to the altar of Đức Thánh Hiền at the pagoda

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Sources

  • Văn khấn lễ Đức Thánh Hiền (vankhan.vn)

Part of the open dataset Types of Vietnamese offering rites, licensed CC BY 4.0.

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