Prayer for the 15th day of the 7th lunar month, Vu Lan festival

Below is a sample prayer for the 15th day of the 7th lunar month and Vu Lan ceremony at the family altar and to worship the gods and the local gods for your reference.

Prayer to ancestors on July 1st

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

I bow to the nine directions of heaven, the ten directions of Buddhas, the ten directions of Buddhas. I respectfully bow to the Emperor of Heaven, the Mother of Earth, and all the deities.

I respectfully bow to you, the local Thanh Hoang, the local Tho Dia, the local Tao Quan and all the deities.

I respectfully bow to my ancestors, father, mother, and all the spirits (if my parents are still alive, replace them with father, mother).

We, the believers, are….......... residing at…..............

Today is July 1st (Nham Than) year of Giap Thin.

I, the believer, thanks to the grace of heaven and earth, the gods, and ancestors, sincerely prepare offerings, incense, flowers, tea, and fruit, light a stick of incense and offer it before the altar.

We respectfully invite: The local Thanh Hoang, the Great Kings, the local Tho Dia deity, the local Tao Quan, the Five Directions, the Dragon Veins, and the God of Wealth.

We humbly ask you to come down before the altar, witness our sincerity, and enjoy the offerings. We respectfully invite our ancestors, paternal and maternal ancestors, and the spirits of our paternal and maternal ancestors... to have mercy on our descendants, and appear in spirit, witness our sincerity, and enjoy the offerings.

I respectfully invite the previous and current owners of this house to come to the altar and enjoy the offering, and bless our family with good health, peace, prosperity, and family harmony.

We respectfully bow before the altar and ask for your protection and blessing.

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Prayers to the gods and the local gods on July 1st

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

I respectfully bow to the nine directions of heaven, the ten directions of Buddhas, the ten directions of Buddhas. I respectfully bow to the Emperor of Heaven, the Mother Earth, and all the deities. I respectfully bow to the Eastern God. I respectfully bow to the local land and dragon veins. I respectfully bow to the Five Soils, Five Directions, and Gods of Fortune and Virtue. I respectfully bow to the previous and future deities, the land owners, and the Gods of Wealth. I respectfully bow to the deities who govern this area.

We, the believers, are….......... residing at…..............

Today is July 1st (Nham Than) year of Giap Thin.

The homeowner sincerely prepares flowers, gold, silver, tea, fruit, and burns incense sticks to offer before the altar. We respectfully invite the current year's ruling Tai Tue Chi Duc Ton Than, the local Thanh Hoang and Dai Vuong, the local Tho Dia, Long Mach Ton Than, the Ngu Tho, Ngu Phuong, Dong Tru Tu Menh, Tao Phu Than Quan, Phuc Duc Chinh Than, and the Ton Than who are governing this area.

I bow and ask you to hear my invitation, have mercy on the homeowner, come down before the altar, witness my sincerity, accept the offerings, bless and protect my entire family, so that my work will be smooth and successful, everyone will be safe, wealth will increase, all wishes will be granted, all requests will be answered, and my heart and mind will be open.

We offer this humble offering with all our hearts before the altar, bowing and asking for your protection and blessing.

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Vu Lan worship order

The Vu Lan worship order includes:worship Buddha worship gods,worship ancestorsand finallyoffering food to sentient beings.

Detailed Vu Lan worship prayers include Buddhist prayers, Ancestors' prayers at home, and prayers for all living beings.

Buddhist prayer on Vu Lan festival

Namo Amitabha Buddha (3 times)

I bow to the nine directions of heaven, the ten directions of Buddhas, the ten directions of Buddhas.

I respectfully bow to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Venerable Maudgalyayana.

Today is the 15th day of the 7th lunar month of the year of the Dragon.

We, the believers, are..., residing at..., sincerely prepare incense, flowers, offerings and other offerings, and place them before the altar.

We respectfully pay homage to the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha and the Venerable Maudgalyayana.

We respectfully invite you, the current ruler of the year, the great kings of the local Thanh Hoang, the local Tho Dia god, the local Tao Quan, and all the gods who govern this area.

I humbly ask you to come down to judge and witness.

Today is Vu Lan festival, the day when the deceased are pardoned. We are grateful to the Triple Gem, Buddha and God for their protection, the gods for their protection, and we do not know how to repay this great merit.

Therefore, we respectfully offer this humble offering, expressing our sincerity, wishing to receive and bless us and our whole family with good health, peace for the young and old, wholeheartedly following the right path, prosperity and family prosperity.

I sincerely apologize and ask for your witness!

Namo Amitabha Buddha (3 times).

Prayer to Ancestors on Vu Lan Festival

Namo Amitabha Buddha (3 times).

I bow to the nine directions of heaven, the ten directions of Buddhas, the ten directions of Buddhas.

I respectfully bow to my paternal and maternal ancestors and all the spirits.

We are the believers..., residing at...

Today is the 15th day of the 7th lunar month of the year of the Wood Dragon. On the occasion of Vu Lan festival on the occasion of Trung Nguyen, we remember our ancestors who gave birth to us, built our career, built a foundation, so that we can now enjoy the virtues.

We are grateful for the incomparable kindness of our ancestors and the incomparable merit of heaven and earth, so we, the believers, prepare offerings, incense, flowers, tea, fruit, gold and silver, light incense sticks, and respectfully pay homage to our ancestors, paternal and maternal grandparents, paternal and maternal uncles, paternal and maternal aunts, paternal and maternal ancestors, and all the souls of their families.

I humbly ask you to have mercy on your children and grandchildren, to appear in spirit, to witness our sincerity, to enjoy the offerings, and to bless your children with good health, peace, prosperity, all good things, a prosperous family, and to turn to the right religion.

We respectfully offer this offering before the altar, asking for your protection and blessing.

Namo Amitabha Buddha (3 times)

Prayer for all sentient beings on Vu Lan festival

Namo Amitabha Buddha (3 times).

Namo Amitabha Buddha (3 times).

I bow to the nine directions of heaven, the ten directions of Buddhas, the ten directions of Buddhas.

I bow to Amitabha Buddha

I bow to Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara.

I bow to the Kitchen God, the God of War.

July equinox

Full moon day of forgiveness for the dead

The underworld opens the gates of hell.

Homeless ghost

The Great Saint of Teachings – Venerable Ananda

Receive sentient beings without graves or tombs in all directions

The tree at the corner of the street

No shelter, wandering day and night

Hunger and cold all year round

No thin shirt - cover the cold wind

Ghosts of the North, East, and West

Young and old, men and women, come here to join together.

Now listen to the faithful's invitation

Lai Lam received all the words before and after

Rice, porridge, betel and areca nuts

Gold coins, clothes of all colors red and green

Rice, salt, fruit, flower lantern

Bring a little for tomorrow

Bless the believer with wealth and fortune

Peace, prosperity and harmony in the family

Remember the day of pardon for the dead

Again, the faithful sincerely invite

Now enjoy it

Take the old and young to the underworld

The faithful burn gold and silver.

Along with the clothes that have been divided

Respectfully inform the gods

Proof of merit

For my believers

Name:………………………………

Couple:…………………………

Boy:……………………………

Daughter:…………………………….

Residing at:……………………………..

Prayer for releasing animals on Vu Lan festival (not required)

Note, releasing birds, fish, shrimp, crabs, etc., are in the list of species allowed for release. This release depends on the faith and conditions of each family, it is not mandatory.

There are so many living beings today.

Listen to the teachings

You are very worldly.

So this life is immersed in the river of delusion

Darkness does not know how to do good

Committing many crimes, falling into misery

Because of evil intentions in previous life

So now suffer the consequences of great pain.

Gills, fur, shell, scales, horns

Smooth, rough, shiny skin, animals

Because of jealousy, greed and anger

Because of profit, harming others for fun

Because of causing resentment and making enemies

Because of harming living beings, harming living beings is satisfying.

Because of separation and imprisonment

Because of stabbing and suffering so much pain

Pray for Buddha's compassion

Again thanks to Buddhists for opening their hearts to compassion

Now thanks to the support of the Sangha

Connecting with the Three Jewels to escape the cycle of suffering

Or be born in the heavens

Or immediately awaken to the pure land

Or be born as a human

Know how to distinguish between good and evil, avoid confusion...

All beings take refuge in Buddha

Living beings take refuge in the Dharma

Living beings take refuge in the Sangha….

Soak, soak, soak (3 times)