The prayer text for the Đàm Tế ceremony includes invocation of the Buddha's name
Lễ Đàm tế, hết tang (Đàm tế ceremony, end of mourning). After giỗ hết (đại tường) by two or three months, choose a good day
- Used across Vietnam
- Folk practice
Culture and belief A record of custom.
What this prayer says
The prayer text for the Đàm Tế ceremony with recitation of the Buddha's name is read by the family during the Đàm Tế (Trừ phục) ceremony, respectfully announcing to the ancestors and local deities, inviting the spirit of the deceased to witness, reporting the removal of mourning attire, and asking the ancestors to protect the descendants so they may live in harmony and peace.
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
How this text differs from the original: current prose version does not bow to Thành hoàng, Táo quân; it announces that the descendants discard mourning garments, arrange the mourning altar, and ask the ancestors to receive the spirit to join the ancestral ranks; it lacks the sentences "Kể năm đã quá Đại Tường, tính tháng nay làm Đàm Tế".
The common version: Prayer text for the Đàm Tế ceremony (end-of-mourning ceremony, Trừ phục)
Offerings and how the rite is done
Offerings, steps and things to avoid for Lễ Đàm tế, hết tang (Đàm tế ceremony, end of mourning)
Other texts for Lễ Đàm tế, hết tang (Đàm tế ceremony, end of mourning)
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Part of the open dataset Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng), licensed CC BY 4.0.
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