Sám hối sáu căn (the section "Đệ tử chúng con chí thành sám hối")

Lễ sám hối (repentance ceremony). Daily, early morning or at night before sleeping; the pagoda's hồng danh sám hối (repentance of the Buddha's names) service

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Buddhist
  • Buddhist repentance text or verse (sám, kệ)

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

The section "Disciples, we sincerely repent" in the six sense-faculties repentance rite, recited before the Three Jewels to repent of sins arising from the six faculties (eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind) and to pray for liberation. Chanted during the six sense-faculties repentance service at the pagoda.

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.

(Khai chuông mõ, ngồi tụng)

How it differs from the common version

This text differs from the original: four-character prose, repenting in turn the karma of the six senses (eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind) together with the karma of killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, greed, anger, and delusion; recited in a full sutra-recitation ritual (incense vow, prayer text, praise of the Buddha, vow, dedication of merit).

The common version: Daily recitation prayer of vow and repentance

Other texts for Lễ sám hối (repentance ceremony)

The wording is kept exactly as published by the source. The dotted italic words are blanks for you to fill in.

Sources

  • Sám hối sáu căn (chuabavang.com)

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

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