Reference prayer text for lễ Thành Phần

Lễ Thành phần (rite after the grave is completed). When the grave has been completed

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice
  • At the grave

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

A reference prayer text for the lễ Thành Phần (rite when the grave is completed), recited at the grave; it announces to the deities governing the cemetery and to the ancestors that the burial is complete, recalls the merits of the deceased, and asks the deities to witness the offering and receive the spirit.

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

Present-day prose, without Buddhist recitation: respectfully reporting to the deity in charge of the cemetery, the ancestors and the spirit, announcing that the burial and the filling of earth are finished, with words of thanks to relatives and villagers who accompanied the funeral, ending with "Chúng con kính tiễn".

The common version: Văn khấn lễ Thành Phần (when the grave has been completed)

Offerings and how the rite is done

Offerings, steps and things to avoid for Lễ Thành phần (rite after the grave is completed)

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

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