Prayer text for Bodhisattva Guanyin (hoatieu.vn version)
Lễ Đức Quán Thế Âm và Đức Địa Tạng Vương Bồ Tát. When going to the pagoda to worship
- Used across Vietnam
- Folk practice
Culture and belief A record of custom.
What this prayer says
Prayer text to Quán Thế Âm Bồ Tát (Bodhisattva Guanyin), in which the tín chủ (the person making the offering) presents offerings, incense and flowers and asks the Bodhisattva to protect and save the family, granting peace, prosperity and increasing wealth. It is read before the Buddha altar when visiting a pagoda.
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
This version differs from the original: it does not have the line "Con lạy chín phương trời"; "nơi điện Đại bi" replaces "nơi điện Cửa hoa"; "không rời bản nguyện"; it ends with "Dãi tấm lòng thành, cúi xin bái thỉnh. Cẩn nguyện".
The common version: Prayer text for the ceremony for Bodhisattva Guanyin (Bodhisattva Guanyin)
Other texts for Lễ Đức Quán Thế Âm và Đức Địa Tạng Vương Bồ Tát
- Folk practicePrayer text for the ceremony for Bodhisattva Guanyin (Bodhisattva Guanyin)
- Folk practicePrayer text for the ceremony for Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha (Lord of the Underworld)
- Folk practicePrayer text for Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha (hoatieu.vn version)
- Folk practicePrayer text to Mẹ Quan Âm at home
- Folk practicePrayer text for the anniversary of Quan Thế Âm Bồ Tát
More about Lễ Đức Quán Thế Âm và Đức Địa Tạng Vương Bồ Tát
Nhật Nguyệt articles on the rite, the custom and how to prepare.
The wording is kept exactly as published by the source. The dotted italic words are blanks for you to fill in.
Sources
- Bài khấn đi lễ chùa (hoatieu.vn)
- Các bài văn khấn đi lễ chùa đầu năm (VOH, Đài Tiếng nói Nhân dân TP.HCM)
- Ngày vía Quan Âm là ngày nào? (hoatieu.vn)
Part of the open dataset Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng), licensed CC BY 4.0.
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