Prayer for the Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương at home, text 1

Cúng Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương tại nhà (offering to the Hùng Kings at home). The 10th day of the third lunar month

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

Prayer text for the Hùng Kings' giỗ (death anniversary) at home, recited during the whole ceremony: the descendant gives their name and address, and on the giỗ day, the 10th day of the third lunar month, offers incense, flowers and offerings, asking the deities to protect the family so they may be at peace, in good health, and have all matters go smoothly.

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

Fill in before the rite

Your name and address appear in the prayer below and are kept on this device only.

Your regional custom

Showing the version used across Vietnam.

How it differs from the common version

Six sentences: invoking Buddha, "lạy chín phương trời cùng với mười phương chư Phật", stating name and address, offering incense and flowers on the giỗ Tổ (Hung Kings' death anniversary) of the 10th day of the 3rd month, asking for protection; the names of the Hùng Kings are not mentioned in the words of reverence.

The common version: Prayer text for the Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương at home

Offerings and how the rite is done

Offerings, steps and things to avoid for Cúng Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương tại nhà (offering to the Hùng Kings at home)

Other texts for Cúng Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương tại nhà (offering to the Hùng Kings at home)

The wording is kept exactly as published by the source. The dotted italic words are blanks for you to fill in.

Sources

  • Tổng hợp văn khấn Giỗ tổ Hùng Vương (viettelstore.vn)

Part of the open dataset Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng), licensed CC BY 4.0.

More prayer textsDeath anniversaries, Tết, the home, business, life-cycle rites and regional rites.