Prayer text for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd days of Tết (without sutra chanting)

Offering on the first day of Tết. Morning of the first day of the first lunar month

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Buddhist

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

Prayer text for the Tết offering on the first, second and third days, for a ceremony at home, an office or a shop, recited during the whole ceremony without sutra chanting; the disciple addresses the Buddhas, invites the heavenly beings, the deities, the ancestors and related spirits to witness, offers pure food and dedicates merit for peace and for the deceased.

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

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Your regional custom

Showing the version used across Vietnam.

4 more blanks

(Tụng. Mõ, chuông)

(Chủ sám)

(Hạ lễ)

How it differs from the common version

One text for all three days of Tết and for the family, office, and shop; refers to oneself as "đệ tử"; invokes the heavenly beings, the spirits, and the "hợp duyên" souls; includes generating merit, a mantra, and dedication of merit.

The common version: Prayer text to the Ancestors (first day of Tết)

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Collected text. The dotted italic words are blanks for you to fill in.

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

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