Prayer text for the opening at the start of the year (Buddhist version, Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation)

Lễ khai trương (opening ceremony). The day of opening a new shop, company, or workshop; the day of reopening for business after Tết

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Buddhist
  • Sino-Vietnamese reading

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What this prayer says

Prayer text for the opening of a business at the start of the year in Buddhist form, invoking the Three Jewels, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and deities to witness, asking for the company and its staff to have a prosperous opening, peace and blessings; recited during the whole ceremony.

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

Bản nhà chùa đọc âm Hán Việt: mở "Tư thời Việt Nam quốc", niệm Tam Bảo, Thích Ca, Dược Sư, Di Lặc, Quán Thế Âm; phụng thỉnh Phạm Vương, Đế Thích, Tứ Thiên vương rồi mới thỉnh Hành khiển, Thổ Địa Thành Hoàng; ba lần rót trà kèm ba câu niệm, có niệm Sivali tôn giả; kết bằng bài hồi hướng.

The common version: Prayer text for the opening of a shop

Offerings and how the rite is done

Offerings, steps and things to avoid for Lễ khai trương (opening ceremony)

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Nhật Nguyệt articles on the rite, the custom and how to prepare.

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