Prayer for the Giỗ Tổ Hùng Vương at home, text 2 (abridged version)

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

An abbreviated version of the prayer text for the Hùng Kings' giỗ (death anniversary) at home, recited during the whole ceremony: the descendant gives their name and address, offers incense, flowers and offerings, and asks for protection so the family may be at peace, work may go smoothly, the children may progress in their studies, and life may be full and happy.

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

It keeps the opening line "Kính lạy chín phương trời, mười phương chư Phật, thánh hiền" and the offering line; the verse section of petitions is replaced by four bullet points (family peace, smooth work, children's studies, a full life); the closing line bowing to the Hùng Kings and Đức Thánh Trần is removed.

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.

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