Daily prayer text to Thần Tài and Thổ Địa
Daily offering to Thần Tài (God of Wealth) and Thổ Địa (Earth God). Daily when opening the shop for business; the first day of the lunar month, the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and the 10th of every month; the major ceremony is the vía Thần Tài (God of Wealth's feast day) on the 10th of the first lunar month
- Used across Vietnam
- Folk practice
Culture and belief A record of custom.
What this prayer says
Daily prayer text to Thần Tài (God of Wealth) and Thổ Địa (Earth God), addressing Thành hoàng (village tutelary deity) of the locality, Ông Địa, Thần Tài, the house owner and land owner, the spirits of the deceased and former and later house owners; the tín chủ (the person making the offering) states name, age and address and asks the deities to witness the sincere heart, grant what is prayed for and accepts a promised thank-offering.
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
Không niệm Phật; mở bằng lời lạy Thành Hoàng bản cảnh, Ông Địa, Thần Tài, "ông chủ gia bà chủ đất"; người khấn xưng tên, "niên canh", tuổi, ở "Việt Nam quốc"; có lời hứa tạ lễ "Mọi việc vuông tròn, con xin được hậu tạ".
The common version: Traditional prayer text to Thần Tài and Thổ Địa (according to Văn khấn cổ truyền Việt Nam)
Offerings and how the rite is done
Other texts for Daily offering to Thần Tài (God of Wealth) and Thổ Địa (Earth God)
- Folk practicePrayer text to Thần Tài and Thổ Địa for the first day of the lunar month (Văn Hóa newspaper)
- Folk practiceDaily prayer text to Thần Tài and Thổ Địa
- Folk practice, At the altar of the God of Wealth and the Earth GodPrayer text for the first shop opening of the year at the Thần Tài altar
- Folk practice, At the altar of the God of Wealth and the Earth GodPrayer text for offering to Thần Tài on the 2nd day of Tết
- Folk practice, At the altar of the God of Wealth and the Earth GodPrayer text for Thần Tài on the 3rd day of Tết
- Folk practicePrayer text to Thần Tài for the 1st, the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and the 10th day
- Folk practiceTraditional prayer text to Thần Tài and Thổ Địa (according to Văn khấn cổ truyền Việt Nam)
- Folk practicePrayer text to Thần Tài (Sino-Vietnamese text, with a translation of the meaning)
More about Daily offering to Thần Tài (God of Wealth) and Thổ Địa (Earth God)
Nhật Nguyệt articles on the rite, the custom and how to prepare.
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Sources
- Văn khấn Thần Tài, Thổ Địa hàng tháng (hoatieu.vn)
Part of the open dataset Vietnamese offering prayers (văn cúng), licensed CC BY 4.0.
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