Prayers 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, late father, late mother, and all the spirits (if my parents are still alive, replace them with late father, late 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, fruit, light incense sticks and offer them before the altar.

We respectfully invite: Local Guardian Gods, local Earth Gods, local Kitchen Gods, Five Directions, Dragon Veins, and God of Wealth.

We respectfully invite our ancestors, paternal and maternal ancestors, and the spirits of our ancestors to come before the altar, witness our sincerity, and enjoy our offerings. We respectfully invite our ancestors, paternal and maternal ancestors, and all of them to have mercy on their descendants, and appear in their sacred presence, witness our sincerity, and enjoy our offerings.

I respectfully invite the previous and current owners of this house to come to this altar and enjoy this 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 god 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 earth and dragon veins. I respectfully bow to the Five Soils, Five Directions, and the Gods of Fortune and Virtue. I respectfully bow to the previous and future deities, the landowners, 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.

I, the homeowner, sincerely prepare flowers, gold, silver, tea, fruit, and burn incense sticks to offer before the altar. We respectfully invite the current year's ruling Thai Tue, the local tutelary gods, the local land gods, the dragon veins gods, the five lands, the five directions, the Eastern kitchen's destiny gods, the kitchen god, the main god of fortune, and all the gods who are governing this area.

I bow and ask you to hear my invitation, have mercy on the homeowner, come before the altar, witness my sincerity, accept the offerings, bless and protect our entire family, so that our work is smooth and prosperous, everyone is safe, wealth increases, all wishes are fulfilled, all requests are answered, and our hearts and minds are opened.

We offer this humble offering 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 and gods,worshiping ancestorsand finallyoffering food to sentient beings.

Detailed prayers for Vu Lan ceremony include prayers to Buddha, prayers to ancestors at home, and prayers to 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 Buddhas of the ten directions.

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 year's supreme god of the year, the local tutelary god, the local earth god, the local kitchen god, 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 the deceased are pardoned. We are grateful to the Triple Gem, Buddha and heaven 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 righteous 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 Buddhas of the ten directions.

I 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 the Mid-Autumn Festival, we remember our ancestors who gave birth to us, built our careers, and laid the foundation for humanity, so that we can now enjoy their blessings.

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

I humbly ask you to have mercy on your children and grandchildren, to appear in spirit, witness our sincerity, enjoy the offerings, and 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 Buddhas of the ten directions.

I bow to Amitabha Buddha

I bow to Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara.

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

July is near the autumnal equinox

Full moon day of forgiveness for the dead

The underworld opens the gates of hell.

Homeless ghosts

The Great Saint Examines the Teachings – Venerable Ananda

Receive sentient beings without graves or tombs in all directions

The tree stump at the corner of the street market

No shelter, wandering day and night

Hunger and cold all year round

No thin shirt to cover the cold wind

Ghosts of the five north, east, and west

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

Now listen to the faithful's invitation

Lai Lam receives all the words before and after

Rice, porridge, betel and areca nuts

Gold coins, clothes of all colors, red and green

Rice, salt, fruit, and lanterns

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 young and old 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 on 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 the abyss

Because of evil intentions in previous life

So now suffer the consequences of extreme 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, I suffered so much pain.

Pray for Buddha's compassionate power

Again thanks to Buddhists for opening their hearts of 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 good realm

Or be born as a human

Know good from evil, avoid confusion...

Living beings take refuge in Buddha

Living beings take refuge in the Dharma

Living beings take refuge in the Sangha….

Soak, soak, soak (3 times)