Prayer text for the Lễ Thành Phục
Lễ Thành phục (rite of formally assuming mourning). After the body is placed in the coffin, when the mourning garments are fully prepared; in the past, a few days later, nowadays usually done immediately
- Used across Vietnam
- Folk practice
Culture and belief A record of custom.
What this prayer says
Prayer text for the Thành phục ceremony, recited before the coffin of the deceased to inform the Buddhas, Thành hoàng (village tutelary deity), Táo quân (Kitchen Gods) and ancestors that the descendants have prepared the mourning garments and formally begin mourning; the text expresses grief and respectfully offers a modest offering.
The prayer below is kept in Vietnamese, the language it is read aloud in during the rite.
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Offerings and how the rite is done
Offerings, steps and things to avoid for Lễ Thành phục (rite of formally assuming mourning)
Other texts for Lễ Thành phục (rite of formally assuming mourning)
- Folk practicePrayer text for the Lễ Thành Phục according to family custom
- Folk practiceSample prayer text for phát tang
- Family rites (Confucian gia lễ)Văn tế (or khấn) to grandparents and parents at the funeral
- Southern Vietnam (Nam Bộ, no finer detail in the source), Family rites (Confucian gia lễ)Thành phục văn (oration at the phát tang ceremony, when mourning garments are put on)
The wording is kept exactly as published by the source. The dotted italic words are blanks for you to fill in.
Sources
- Văn khấn trong lễ tang (vankhan.vn)
- Văn khấn Lễ Thành Phục trong tang lễ (tuvi.vn)
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