Funeral Rites prayers

Prayers for funeral rites, accompanying the departed.

• Burial Prayer

  Burial prayer at the gravesite — the final farewell when interring a loved one.

• Encoffining Rite Prayer

  Encoffining rite prayer — placing the body into the coffin and bidding farewell to a loved one.

• Prayer for Conveying the Coffin to the Burial Site

  Prayer when transporting the coffin to the burial site — bidding farewell as a loved one is taken to their final resting place.

• Prayer for the Chầu Tổ (Triều Tổ) Rite

  Prayer for the Chầu Tổ rite in a funeral, reporting to the ancestors before the final farewell.

• Prayer for the Chúc Thực Rite

  Prayer for the Chúc Thực rite in a funeral, offering meals and food to the spirit of the departed.

• Prayer for the Chung Thất and Tốt Khốc Rites

  Prayer for the Chung Thất rite (49 days after death) and the Tốt Khốc rite, ending the period of weeping and mourning.

• Prayer for the Đàm Tế (Trừ Phục) Rite

  Prayer for the Đàm Tế rite in a funeral — the formal rite ending mourning and removing mourning attire.

• Prayer for the Rite of Escorting the Spirit-Tablet to the Main Altar

  Prayer for the rite of escorting the spirit-tablet of the departed to be worshipped at the main altar and reporting to the ancestors.

• Prayer for the Tế Ngu Rite

  Prayer for the Tế Ngu rite in a funeral, welcoming the spirit of the departed back home after burial.

• Prayer for the Thành Phần Rite (Lowering the Coffin)

  Prayer for the Thành Phần rite in a funeral — the rite of lowering the coffin and burying the departed.

• Prayer for the Thành Phục Rite

  Prayer for the Thành Phục rite — the formal donning of mourning attire in a funeral.

• Prayer for the Thiết Linh Rite

  Prayer for the Thiết Linh rite in a funeral, when the coffin is set in place and the funeral rites begin.

• Prayer for the Tiểu Tường and Đại Tường Rites

  Prayer for the Tiểu Tường (first death anniversary, one year) and Đại Tường (final death anniversary, two years) rites in a funeral.

• Prayer for the Triệu Lịch Điện Văn Rite

  Prayer for the Triệu Lịch Điện Văn rite in a funeral.

• Prayer to Report to the Long Thần and Earth Deity (in a Funeral)

  Prayer reporting to the Long Thần and Earth Deity in a funeral, asking permission of the deities of the land before burial.