Prayer text for the ceremony of carrying the spirit tablet into the main hall and announcing to the ancestors

Ceremony of carrying the spirit tablet into the main hall and announcing to the ancestors. Immediately after the đàm tế (end-of-mourning) ceremony; pagodas and many households in Nam Bộ do it after 49 days

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice
  • Address to the ancestors

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

Prayer text to the ancestors in the rite of carrying the spirit tablet into the main hall and reporting to the ancestors, recited before the altar to present to the household deities and ancestors the carrying of the deceased's spirit tablet up to the main altar after the end of mourning, asking them to witness and bless the whole family with peace and well-being.

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

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  • Tín chủ là {ho_ten} (nếu lễ gia thần) hoặc Hậu duệ tôn là {ho_ten} (nếu lễ gia tiên, tự xưng hô với vị được liệt thờ cao nhất).: Use "Tín chủ" when offering to the household deities, and "Hậu duệ tôn" when offering to the ancestors.

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Sources

  • Văn khấn trong lễ tang (vankhan.vn)
  • Văn khấn lễ rước linh vị vào chính điện và yết cáo Tiên Tổ (tuvi.vn)

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