Prayer text for good luck in the exam and good results, at the pagoda

Ceremony to pray for examinations and official career. Before the exam day or on the morning of the exam day; at the beginning of the year with the custom of asking for calligraphy

  • Used across Vietnam
  • Folk practice
  • At the pagoda, temple or temple of literature (paired with a prayer said at home)

Culture and belief A record of custom.

What this prayer says

Prayer text recited at a pagoda, temple (đền) or văn miếu, in which the tín chủ (the person making the offering) states the fortunate connection that brought them to worship, asks the Buddhas and Saints to witness their sincerity and prays for the candidate to pass the coming exam, vowing to follow the Saints' example of diligent study. It is read at the place of worship, paired with the prayer said at home.

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

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Sources

  • Bài văn khấn đi thi đỗ đạt, may mắn cho sĩ tử (voh.com.vn)
  • Bài khấn thi cử đỗ đạt (hoatieu.vn)

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