Prayer for the Full Moon of the First Lunar Month of the Year of the Snake 2025, praying for a peaceful and prosperous new year.
Offering prayers throughout the year is not as important as offering prayers on the Full Moon of the First Lunar Month. Let's refer to this prayer for the Full Moon of the First Lunar Month in the year of the Snake (2025), helping the homeowner bid farewell to the old year, welcome the new, and pray for a peaceful, prosperous, and successful new year.
- 1. Auspicious dates and times for the Lunar New Year's Full Moon ceremony in the year of the Snake (2025).
- 2. Traditional Vietnamese prayer for the full moon ceremony in the first lunar month.
- Prayer text according to the book "Traditional Vietnamese Prayer Texts"
- Prayer to the Earth God
- 3. Prayer for the Full Moon of the First Lunar Month at the Temple
- 4. What should we do on the Full Moon Day of the first lunar month?
1. Auspicious dates and times for the Lunar New Year's Full Moon ceremony in the year of the Snake (2025).
The Lantern Festival, also known as the Full Moon Festival, takes place on the 15th day of the first lunar month every year. In 2025, the Lantern Festival will fall on Wednesday, February 12th of the Gregorian calendar.
Morning12/02/2025(i.e.15th day of the first lunar month) is the best time to offer prayers and sacrifices on the full moon of the first lunar month.
Auspicious times for offering sacrifices on the full moon of the first lunar month are usually during the hours of Mao (5-7 am), Ngo (11 am to 1 pm), and Than (3-5 pm).
However, if the family is busy, the ceremony can be held earlier.February 11th(i.e.January 14th (Lunar Calendar).
The auspicious times for offering prayers on the full moon of the first lunar month on this day are the hours of Thin (7am-9am), Ngo (11am-1pm), and Mui (1pm-3pm).
2. Traditional Vietnamese prayer for the full moon ceremony in the first lunar month.
Prayer text according to the book "Traditional Vietnamese Prayer Texts"
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
I bow down to the nine directions of Heaven, the ten directions of the Buddhas, and all the Buddhas of the ten directions.
I respectfully bow before Heaven, Earth, and all the Venerable Deities.
I respectfully bow before the local guardian deity, the Dragon Vein.
I respectfully bow before the Five Directions, the Five Lands, and the Ancestral Deities of Fortune and Virtue.
I respectfully bow before the former and current landlords and wealth gods.
We, your humble devotees, are: ……………………... residing at: ……………………………………………
Today is the full moon of the first lunar month of the Year of the Dragon (Giáp Thìn). We, your humble devotees, sincerely prepare incense, flowers, offerings, gold, silver, tea, and fruit, and light fragrant incense before the altar. We respectfully invite the Venerable Deity of the Current Year, the Great King of the Local City God, the God of the Kitchen, the Local Earth God, the Dragon Vein Deity, the Five Directions and Five Lands Deities, the God of Fortune and Virtue, and all the other Venerable Deities governing this area.
We humbly beseech you, O deities, to hear our plea for mercy and descend before this altar, witness our sincerity, accept our offerings, and protect our family, granting us peace and prosperity in all our endeavors. May everyone be safe, wealth increase, spiritual understanding expand, and all our wishes be granted and our desires fulfilled.
With humble hearts and sincere devotion, we respectfully bow before the altar and humbly ask for your blessings and protection.
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Prayer to the Earth God
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
I bow down to the nine directions of Heaven, the ten directions of the Buddhas, and all the Buddhas of the ten directions.
I respectfully bow before Heaven, Earth, and all revered deities.
I respectfully bow before Lord Dong Shen Jun.
I respectfully bow before the local Earth God and the Dragon Vein deity.
I respectfully bow before the Five Directions, the Five Lands, and the Venerable Deities of Fortune and Virtue.
I respectfully bow before the former and current landlords and wealth gods.
I respectfully bow before the deities who govern this area.
We, your humble devotees, are: ……………………... residing at: ……………………………………………
Today is the …… day of …… month of …… year, we, your humble devotees, sincerely prepare incense, flowers, offerings, gold, silver, tea, and fruits, and light fragrant incense before the altar. We respectfully invite: the Venerable Deity of the Current Year's Ruling Tai Sui, the Great Kings of the Local City God, the God of the Kitchen and Hearth, the Local Earth God and Dragon Vein Deity, the Five Directions and Five Lands Deities, the God of Fortune and Virtue, and all the revered deities governing this area.
We humbly beseech you to hear our invitation, descend before the altar, witness our sincerity, accept our offerings, and bless our family with peace and prosperity, success in all endeavors. May everyone be safe, wealth increase, spiritual understanding expand, all our wishes be granted, and all our desires fulfilled.
With humble hearts and sincere devotion, we respectfully bow before the altar and humbly ask for your blessings and protection.
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
3. Prayer for the Full Moon of the First Lunar Month at the Temple
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With utmost devotion, we pay homage to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, who are ever-present in the ten directions.
With utmost devotion, we pay homage to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, who are ever-present in the ten directions.
With utmost devotion, we pay homage to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, who are ever-present in the ten directions.
(Bow three times, hold three incense sticks, kneel and continue reading)
May this auspicious cloud of incense...
Transformation throughout the ten directions of the world.
Within there are countless Buddhas.
The boundless fragrance adorns the sacred space.
Perfecting the Bodhisattva path.
The achievement of the Buddha's incense. (1 prostration and placing incense sticks in the incense bowl)
After offering incense and making offerings, wholeheartedly pay homage to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, who are ever-present in the ten directions. (1 prostration, respectfully clasping hands in the shape of a lotus bud and reciting a hymn praising the virtues of the Buddha)
The Buddha's body shone brightly like gold.
Unparalleled purity
Supreme and most virtuous merits fulfilled
I bow my head in reverence to the Buddha Mountain King.
The Buddha's virtues are as vast as the ocean.
The treasure trove contains everything inside.
Infinite wisdom and immeasurable virtue
Great concentration, majestic and perfect enlightenment.
The Buddha resides in the realm of True Reality.
Without color, without form, without dust.
All beings pay homage to the myriad forms of the Buddha.
Suddenly, the impending disaster vanished.
An pha nhat ra hong.
An pha nhat ra hong.
An pha nhat ra hong.
With utmost sincerity, I respectfully bow to Namo to all Buddhas, Dharma, and Sangha of the ten directions, past, present, and future, throughout the entire universe and all realms, the ever-abiding Three Jewels. (1 prostration)
With utmost devotion, I respectfully bow to Namo Shakyamuni Buddha, the future Buddha Maitreya, the Great Wisdom Bodhisattva Manjushri, the Great Practice Bodhisattva Samantabhadra, the Dharma Protector Bodhisattvas, and all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the Vulture Peak Assembly. (1 prostration)
With utmost devotion, I respectfully bow to Namo Amitabha Buddha, the Great Compassionate Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, the Great Bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta, the Great Vow Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha, and the Pure Great Assembly of Bodhisattvas. (1 prostration)
This child, for the sake of the four great debts and all sentient beings in the three realms of existence, prays for the removal of the three obstacles and wholeheartedly repents. (1 prostration, kneeling and reciting)
Sincere repentance:
He committed many evil deeds in the past.
It all stems from the three poisons: greed, anger, and delusion.
Because it arises from body, speech, and mind.
All of us now repent.
Thus, all karmic obstacles are eliminated.
Surely, it will be wiped out without a trace.
The sound of chanting resonates throughout the entire universe.
To enable all sentient beings to attain the state of Non-retrogression. (1 prostration)
Having repented and made vows, we respectfully bow to Shakyamuni Buddha, Amitabha Buddha, and all Buddhas in the ten directions. (1 bow)
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
Namo Amitabha Buddha!
4. What should we do on the Full Moon Day of the first lunar month?
On the 14th or 15th day of the lunar month, people usually go to the temple to pray for peace and increased longevity.
In addition, the full moon of the first lunar month is also an occasion for people to do good deeds, release animals, float lanterns, clean altars, and perform ancestral worship rituals, etc.
