Prayer text for Tết Hàn thực and Tết Đoan ngọ (without chanting sutras)

Cúng Tết Hàn thực (Cold Food Festival offering). The 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Buddhist

Culture and belief A record of custom.

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

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(Cắm hương, quỳ, chắp tay, chủ sám bạch)

(Tiếp)

(Tụng. Mõ, chuông)

(Chủ sám)

(Hạ lễ)

How it differs from the common version

One text is used for both festivals; it opens with "Nam mô Phật Bổn Sư Thích Ca Mâu Ni", refers to oneself as "đệ tử", includes offerings of food according to the four ranks Thượng, Trung, Hạ, Sau, chân ngôn and hồi hướng; it does not pay respects to Thành hoàng, Thổ địa, Táo quân.

The common version: Prayer text for Tết Hàn thực

Lines that depend on the occasion

  • Lễ 3/3 Tết Hàn Thực thì đọc:: Read this passage when offering on Tết Hàn thực, the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month.
  • Lễ 5/5 Tết Đoan Ngọ thì đọc:: Read this passage when making offerings on Tết Đoan ngọ, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month.

Offerings and how the rite is done

Offerings, steps and things to avoid for Cúng Tết Hàn thực (Cold Food Festival offering)

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