Prayer for the 15th day of the first lunar month of the year At Ty 2025 to pray for a peaceful and prosperous new year

1. Good date and time to worship on the 15th day of the first lunar month of the year At Ty 2025

The Full Moon Festival, also known as Tet Nguyen Tieu, takes place on the 15th day of the first lunar month every year. In 2025, the Full Moon Festival will fall on Wednesday, February 12 of the Gregorian calendar.

Morning of the day12/02/2025(ieJanuary 15th Lunar Calendar) is the best time to worship on the 15th day of the first lunar month.

The good hours to worship on the 15th day of the first lunar month are usually at Mao (5am-7am), Ngo (11am-1pm), and Than (3pm-5pm).

However, if the family is busy, the ceremony can be performed earlier.February 11(ieJanuary 14th Lunar Calendar).

Good hours to worship on the 15th day of the first lunar month are: Dragon (7am-9am), Horse (11am-1pm), Goat (1pm-3pm)

2. Prayer for the full moon of January according to Vietnamese tradition

Prayer according to the book "Traditional Vietnamese Prayer"

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

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

I respectfully bow to the Emperor of Heaven, the Mother of Earth, and all the deities.

I respectfully bow to you, the local god of the Dragon Veins.

I respectfully bow to you, the Five Directions, Five Lands, and the Gods of Fortune and Virtue.

I respectfully bow to you, the landlord and god of wealth.

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

Today is the 15th day of the first lunar month of the year of the Wood Dragon. We, the believers, sincerely prepare offerings of flowers, gold, silver, tea, and fruit, burn incense and offer them before the altar. We respectfully invite the current ruler of the year, the local tutelary god, the tutelary god of the East kitchen ...

We humbly ask you to hear our invitation, have mercy on us, and come down before the altar, witness our sincerity, accept our offerings, and bless us, the entire family, with peace and prosperity in our work. May everyone be safe, have increased wealth and fortune, and have our hearts and minds open up. May all our requests be answered and all our wishes granted.

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

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Prayer to the Land God

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

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

I respectfully bow to the Emperor of Heaven, the Mother of Earth, and all the deities.

I bow to you, Dong Than Quan.

I respectfully bow to you, the local god of the land and dragon veins.

I respectfully bow to you, the Five Directions, Five Earths, and the Gods of Fortune and Virtue.

I respectfully bow to you, the landlord and god of wealth.

I bow to the deities who govern this area.

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

Today is the …… day of the …… month of the …… year, I, the faithful, sincerely prepare offerings of flowers, gold, silver, tea, and fruit, and burn incense sticks to present before the altar. We sincerely invite: Your Majesty, the current ruler of the Tai Tue, the great kings of this area, the God of the East Kitchen, the God of the Earth, the God of the Dragon Vein, the Five Directions, Five Soils, the God of Fortune, and the gods who govern this area.

I humbly ask you to hear my invitation, come down to this altar, witness my sincerity, accept the offerings, and bless us, the believers, with peace and prosperity in our families and our work. May everyone be safe, have increased wealth and fortune, expand our spiritual path, and all our requests will be answered and all our wishes granted.

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

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

Namo Amitabha Buddha!

3. Prayer for the Full Moon Festival of January at the temple

With all my heart I pay homage to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha who are always present in the ten directions.

With all my heart I pay homage to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha who are always present in the ten directions.

With all my heart I pay homage to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha who are always present in the ten directions.

(3 bows, holding 3 incense sticks, kneeling and reading on)

May this fragrant cloud,

Transforming throughout the ten directions,

In there are boundless Buddhas,

Infinitely fragrant and majestic,

Perfect Bodhisattva path,

Accomplishment of Tathagata's incense. (1 bow and insert incense into the incense bowl)

After offering incense, respectfully pay homage to the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha in all ten directions. (1 bow, respectfully clasp hands like lotus buds, recite a song praising the Buddha's virtues)

Buddha's body is radiant like golden mountains

Incomparable purity

Supreme and venerable, full of virtue and virtue

I bow to Buddha Son Vuong.

Buddha's virtue is as vast as the ocean

The museum is full of treasures inside.

Infinite wisdom and infinite virtue

Great determination, spiritual power and complete enlightenment.

Buddha in the Dharma Realm Treasury of True Suchness

No color, no shape, no dust

All living beings worship the Buddha in all forms.

Suddenly saw the disaster disappear.

The sentence is red.

The sentence is red.

The sentence is red.

I sincerely bow to the Buddhas, Dharma, and Sangha of the ten directions, the Triple Gem of the past, present, and future throughout the entire Dharma Realm. (1 bow)

I sincerely bow to the Sakyamuni Buddha, the Teacher of the Saha World, the Maitreya Buddha of the future, the Great Wisdom Manjushri Bodhisattva, the Great Conduct Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, the Dharma Protectors Bodhisattvas, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the Assembly on Vulture Peak. (1 bow)

I sincerely bow to Amitabha Buddha of the Western Pure Land, the Great Compassionate One, Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and the Great Assembly of Bodhisattvas of the Pure Land. (1 bow)

Now, for the sake of the four graces and the sentient beings of the three realms, I vow to eliminate the three obstacles and sincerely repent. (1 bow, kneel and recite)

Sincere repentance:

In the past, I created so many bad karma.

All because of three poisons: greed, anger, ignorance

Because of body, mouth, and mind arising

All of us now repent.

So all the karma

Surely destroyed without residue

Every thought reverberates throughout the Dharma realm.

May all sentient beings enter the state of Non-retrogression. (1 bow)

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 15th day of the first lunar month?

On the 14th or 15th of the full moon, people often go to the temple to pray for peace and longevity.

In addition, the full moon of January is also an occasion for people to do good deeds, release animals, release flower lanterns, clean the altar and perform ancestral worship ceremonies,...