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Healing, Recovery & Family Peace Prayer for an Ill Loved One: Medicine Buddha Devotion, Ancestral Protection and Medical-Spiritual Harmony

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Complete bilingual household guide for praying for an ill parent, spouse, child or elder: includes the Medicine Buddha (Duoc Su Luu Ly Quang Vuong Phat) and Avalokiteshvara Healing Prayer, the Household Deities and Nine-Generation Ancestors Recovery Prayer, and the Hospital-Discharge Thanksgiving Scroll.

Occasion
During family illness, prior to surgery or upon hospital discharge
Pure vegetarian offerings only; always prioritize modern medical care first
Auspicious timing
Tranquil morning hours (06:00 to 10:00) or early evening (18:00 to 20:00)
Or recite immediately before a loved one enters surgery or medical treatment
Altar setting
Household Buddhist shrine and Ancestral altar
Offer lotus or chrysanthemums, pure water, fresh fruit & sweet lotus soup; zero animal slaughter
Variants & A4 scroll
3 scrolls · A4 Printable Sheet
Medicine Buddha Prayer, Ancestral Recovery Prayer & Discharge Thanksgiving

IPersonalize Your Scroll, Select Ritual Date and Read Prayer

Tradition-Specific Sub-page of Ancestor Veneration (52 ritual prayers in this tradition)
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1. Select Solar Date (Auto-converts to Lunar Date, Sexagenary Cycle & Auspicious Hours)

Pick the actual solar date on which your household performs the rite

2. Officiant and Household Details (Live Scroll Personalization)

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Enter solar birth year to auto-calculate Sexagenary stem-branch and lunar age

3. Choose Prayer Variant, Enter Altar Mode or Print A4 Scroll

Recited before the household Buddhist shrine (or facing the open sky in reverence to the Three Jewels) when a parent, spouse, child or relative is undergoing medical treatment or preparing for surgery: praying for skilled physicians, effective medicine, smooth surgical care, physical healing and serene mental peace.

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Healing, Recovery & Family Peace Prayer for an Ill Loved One: Medicine Buddha Devotion, Ancestral Protection and Medical-Spiritual Harmony

1. Healing & Peace Prayer Before Medicine Buddha and Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

Nam mo Bon Su Thich Ca Mau Ni Phat! (Recite 3 times)

Nam mo Duoc Su Luu Ly Quang Vuong Phat! (Recite 3 times)

Nam mo Dai Tu Dai Bi Tam Thanh Cuu Kho Cuu Nan Linh Cam Ung Quan The Am Bo Tat! (Recite 3 times, with 3 bows)

Reverently bowing to all Buddhas of the Ten Directions, the Great Bodhisattvas, the Noble Sangha, and the Dharma-Protecting Deities.

Reverently bowing to the Teacher of the Eastern Pure Lapis Lazuli Realm, Medicine Master and King of Lapis Lazuli Light Buddha (Duoc Su Luu Ly Quang Vuong Phat), Sunlight All-Pervading Bodhisattva (Nhat Quang Bien Chieu Bo Tat), Moonlight All-Pervading Bodhisattva (Nguyet Quang Bien Chieu Bo Tat), and the Twelve Yaksha Generals.

Today is …………………….

………… ………………………………, currently residing at: ………….

Before the serene sanctuary of the Three Jewels, ………… wholeheartedly offer pure water, fresh lotus and chrysanthemum blossoms, wholesome vegetarian fruit and three sticks of fragrant incense, turning our minds in single-hearted refuge toward the compassionate lapis-lazuli radiance of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

………… humbly submit: within our household at this time, our beloved family member is experiencing physical illness (or preparing to undergo medical treatment and surgery at the hospital). Because the four bodily elements have fallen out of balance, strength has waned and sleep has grown restless, filling our entire family with heartfelt concern.

Looking up to the Twelve Great Vows of Medicine Buddha to relieve the sufferings of illness and the soothing sweet-dew willow branch of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, ………… earnestly pray that the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas shine luminous healing light upon our loved one.

May our loved one be blessed with the auspicious conditions to meet wise, attentive physicians and receive the exact medicine needed; may the doctors, surgeons and nurses be steady of hand, clear of mind and full of compassion; may every medical procedure proceed safely and smoothly; may prescribed remedies nourish and restore the body, dissolving physical affliction while anchoring calm courage within the heart.

Your humble disciples ………… and our entire household vow to cultivate wholesome thoughts, abstain from taking life, follow every medical instruction faithfully, and practice charity, life-release and kindness toward fellow patients, dedicating all merit toward our loved one's swift and complete recovery.

Nam mo Duoc Su Luu Ly Quang Vuong Phat! (Recite 3 times, with 3 bows to conclude)

IICeremonial Offerings and Preparation Checklist

The supreme rule when preparing offerings for a Healing and Recovery Prayer (Le Cau An Giai Benh) is Pure Vegetarian Simplicity and Zero Animal Slaughter. Because the household is praying to preserve life, ease pain and restore health, abstaining from taking the lives of sentient creatures and instead offering fresh lotus blossoms, pure water, wholesome fruit and soothing lotus-seed soup plants the purest seed of compassion.

Prepared 0 of 10 items

Group 1: Low-Smoke Incense, Healing Lamps, Lotus Blossoms & Pure Water

Group 2: Wholesome Seasonal Fruits and Nourishing Vegetarian Offerings

Offering Photograph Credits (Wikimedia Commons · Open Licenses): 1. Natural agarwood or mild herbal incense sticks: Trantuanviet (CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source) · 2. Pair of altar lamps or pure beeswax candles: Aliva Sahoo (CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source) · 3. Vase of fresh pink or white lotus blossoms or fragrant white tuberose: Frank Gualtieri (Public domain · Source) · 4. Vase of fresh yellow chrysanthemums: Phuong Huy (CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source) · 5. Tray of 3 or 5 cups of freshly poured pure water: Phuong Huy (CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source) · 6. Five-fruit plate of gentle, vitamin-rich fruits: Rachel41Ng (CC0 · Source) · 7. Warm lotus tea, chrysanthemum herbal tea or green tea: Phuong Huy (Public domain · Source) · 8. Red gac sticky rice and mildly sweetened lotus-seed mung-bean soup: Phuong Huy (CC0 · Source) · 9. Warm glutinous rice balls in ginger syrup (Che Troi Nuoc) or nourishing vegetarian porridge: Conbo (Public domain · Source) · 10. Pure vegetarian meal tray: Phuong Huy (Public domain · Source)

IIIInteractive 3D Altar, Layout Diagram and Ritual Protocol

Drag to rotate 360° · Click numbered pins 1 to 7 or cards below to inspect each offering
Rendering crimson-and-gold 3D ritual altar…
When arranging a household Healing and Recovery Rite, if your home has a dedicated Buddhist shrine on an upper tier, present lotus blossoms, pure water and fruit there first (reciting Variant 1), then arrange the Tutelary Deity and Ancestral altar according to the East-Vase West-Fruit rule (reciting Variant 2). Keep both the altar room and the patient's bedroom well-ventilated and lightly scented.
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Ancestral Spirit Tablet & Portraits (or Upper Buddhist Shrine)Wipe gently with a dedicated clean cloth; maintain a serene, uncluttered sanctuary to gather peaceful Qi for the household.
2
Pair of Altar Lamps or Beeswax Candles (Medicine Buddha Lamps)Light both lamps on either side of the altar before lighting incense to kindle warm Fire Qi and dispel worry.
3
Central Tutelary Deity and Ancestral Incense BowlsLight only 1 or 3 low-smoke natural agarwood incense sticks; state the full name and birth year of the ill family member clearly in prayer.
4
East Vase of Fresh Lotus or Yellow Chrysanthemums (Viewer's Right)Placed on the East side of the altar (officiant's right hand), using vibrant freshly cut blooms symbolizing living vitality.
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West Fruit Plate of Gentle Seasonal Fruits (Viewer's Left)Placed on the West side of the altar (officiant's left hand), featuring nourishing fruits such as oranges, apples, pears, bananas and citron.
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Tray of 3 or 5 Cups of Pure Water and Warm Herbal TeaSet neatly in front of the incense bowls; crystal-clear water reflects mental composure and clarity throughout medical care.
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Sweet Lotus-Seed Soup, Red Sticky Rice or Vegetarian Tray on Lower TableArranged on the front offering table using 100% vegetarian, soothing foods without any meat or fish.

Real-world reference photographs of traditional altars and offering trays

Open-license documentary photographs via Wikimedia Commons (click any photo for source file)
Pure vegetarian offering tray for Full Moon and New Moon rites. Modest household vegetarian offering featuring mung-bean sticky rice, leaf-wrapped cakes, plant-based savory dishes, dragon fruit and ripe bananas, a lit oil lamp and fresh flowers.
Pure vegetarian offering tray for Full Moon and New Moon rites. Modest household vegetarian offering featuring mung-bean sticky rice, leaf-wrapped cakes, plant-based savory dishes, dragon fruit and ripe bananas, a lit oil lamp and fresh flowers.
Photograph: Phuong Huy · License: Public domain · Source: Wikimedia Commons
Traditional Vietnamese household altar with bronze trio. Balanced Vietnamese domestic altar displaying a bronze incense urn and candlesticks at the rear, a blue-and-white ceramic incense bowl centered on a wooden stand, red gladiolus vases and fresh fruit.
Traditional Vietnamese household altar with bronze trio. Balanced Vietnamese domestic altar displaying a bronze incense urn and candlesticks at the rear, a blue-and-white ceramic incense bowl centered on a wooden stand, red gladiolus vases and fresh fruit.
Photograph: Phuong Huy · License: Public domain · Source: Wikimedia Commons

Step-by-step ceremonial sequence before the altar

A household Healing and Recovery ceremony should be performed with calm composure and warmth, uniting attentive modern medical care with heartfelt spiritual support across 7 steps.

  1. Step 1
    Prioritize professional medical diagnosis, treatment and patient comfort first

    Before performing any household ritual, ensure the loved one has been examined by qualified physicians, is taking prescribed medication or receiving hospital care on schedule, and rests in a clean, well-ventilated room.

  2. Step 2
    Prepare pure vegetarian offerings and wipe the altar clean

    The family member officiating bathes, dresses neatly, and prepares fresh lotus or chrysanthemum flowers, washed fruit, lightly sweetened lotus-seed soup and pure water, wiping the altar clean.

  3. Step 3
    Light the pair of altar lamps and offer 1 or 3 low-smoke incense sticks

    Turn on warm lighting in the shrine room, light the two altar lamps, fill the water cups, and light 3 natural agarwood sticks (or just 1 stick if the patient rests nearby, keeping indoor air fresh).

  4. Step 4
    Recite the Medicine Buddha & Avalokiteshvara Healing Prayer (Variant 1)

    Fold palms reverently before the Buddhist shrine (or facing the open sky toward the Three Jewels), recite Variant 1 calmly, naming the loved one and praying for wise physicians, effective medicine and smooth surgery.

  5. Step 5
    Recite the Household Deities & Nine-Generation Ancestors Prayer (Variant 2)

    Stand before the Tutelary Deity and Ancestral altar and recite Variant 2, asking the Hearth God, Earth Deity and Clan Forebears to shelter their descendant and replenish foundational vitality.

  6. Step 6
    Practice compassionate charity or ethical life-release to dedicate merit

    Throughout the treatment period, family members speak gently, support needy patients at the hospital social-work fund, donate blood, or release healthy fish into natural rivers, dedicating the merit toward the loved one's recovery.

  7. Step 7
    Share the blessed fruit and perform the Recovery Thanksgiving Rite (Variant 3)

    Once the incense finishes, bow in thanks and share the blessed fruit or warm lotus soup with the family (and the patient, if medically permitted). When the loved one recovers and returns home from the hospital, offer fresh flowers and recite Variant 3.

IVMedical Science and Spiritual Peace Working Hand in Hand (Y Ly Song Hanh Tam Ly)

When a beloved grandparent, parent, spouse or child suddenly falls seriously ill or prepares to enter an operating room, a family immediately faces a twofold challenge: the physical affliction within the patient's body and the wave of anxiety weighing upon both patient and caregivers. Across centuries of East Asian wisdom, the guiding maxim for this moment has been Medical Science and Spiritual Peace Working Hand in Hand (Y ly song hanh Tam ly).

Both classical Eastern medical masters (such as Tue Tinh and Hai Thuong Lan Ong Le Huu Trac) and modern clinical psychosomatic medicine recognize the profound bond between Body and Mind. Hai Thuong Lan Ong observed that when a patient is gripped by fear, loneliness or despair, vital Qi stagnates and defensive immunity falters, making even the finest medicine slower to take effect; conversely, when a patient feels surrounded by steady family love, calm reassurance and restful sleep, the body's neuro-immune healing response strengthens measurably.

Accordingly, the Healing and Recovery liturgy of the Hall of Myriad Paths rests on an unshakeable principle: Always place modern hospital diagnosis, surgical care and physician-prescribed treatment first as the indispensable foundation, while using the household Healing Prayer before the Three Jewels and Ancestors as a pillar of emotional steadiness and family solidarity. When a son, daughter or spouse stands before the altar to pray that their loved one meets skilled doctors and responds well to treatment, the caregiver's own mind settles into calm clarity; and when the patient knows the entire family and ancestral lineage are holding them in loving prayer, pre-operative fear gives way to quiet courage and resilience.

A common misunderstanding

Crucial medical safeguard for every household: Under no circumstances should a family ever delay hospital care, interrupt prescribed medication, or ingest incense ash or talisman water in place of medical treatment. In the Buddhist scriptures, Shakyamuni Buddha and Medicine Buddha explicitly instruct disciples that when illness arises, one must consult skilled physicians, take proper medicine, maintain wholesome nutrition and cultivate a peaceful, compassionate mind. Any superstition that advises abandoning hospital care contradicts both medical science and authentic spiritual teaching.

VThe Meaning of Medicine Master Buddha (Duoc Su Luu Ly Quang Vuong Phat) and His Twelve Healing Vows

According to the tradition

In East Asian and Vietnamese Buddhist tradition, whereas Amitabha Buddha presides over the Western Pure Land to welcome beings at the close of life, Medicine Master and King of Lapis Lazuli Light Buddha (Duoc Su Luu Ly Quang Vuong Phat, Bhaisajyaguru) presides over the Eastern Pure Lapis Lazuli World, revered as the Great Physician King who relieves physical illness, mental distress and calamity right within this present life.

Every word of His title carries therapeutic meaning: Duoc Su (Medicine Master) signifies the Supreme Healer who understands both bodily illness (imbalance of Earth, Water, Fire and Wind elements) and mental affliction (anxiety, anger and confusion); Luu Ly Quang (Lapis Lazuli Light) denotes a deep, transparent azure radiance as pure as flawless lapis gem, cooling feverish distress and illuminating darkened spirits. Flanking Medicine Buddha are two great Bodhisattvas: Sunlight All-Pervading Bodhisattva (Nhat Quang Bien Chieu), whose warm solar rays replenish daytime vitality, and Moonlight All-Pervading Bodhisattva (Nguyet Quang Bien Chieu), whose cool lunar glow soothes nighttime pain and invites deep sleep, accompanied by the Twelve Yaksha Generals guarding the twelve two-hour watches of the day and the twelve Earthly Branches of the year.

Four core healing pillars from the Twelve Great Vows of the Medicine Buddha Sutra applied to household caregiving
Healing PillarMeaning in the Medicine Buddha SutraPractical Household Application
1. Illuminating Lapis Light (Vows 1 & 2)Pure lapis-lazuli radiance shines across all realms, dispelling fear and awakening clear wisdom for beings in darkness.Keep the family calm and level-headed, light the pair of Medicine Buddha altar lamps, and let gentle morning light into the sickroom.
2. Bodily Healing & Skilled Physicians (Vows 6 & 7)Those who are frail, in pain or without help, upon hearing Medicine Buddha's name, encounter good medicine and recover health.Recite Variant 1 sincerely, praying that your loved one meets attentive specialists, receives accurate diagnosis and completes surgery smoothly.
3. Releasing Mental Anxiety (Vows 9 & 10)Unties knots of grief, worry and helplessness in the mind, restoring inner peace to those facing hardship.Speak gently at the bedside, listen patiently and reassure the patient so emotional stress never impedes physical recovery.
4. Wholesome Nourishment & Care (Vows 11 & 12)Provides pure nourishment, warm clothing and healing remedies to sustain the body back to vigor.Prepare easily digestible porridge, warm soups and clean bedding according to the doctor's advice while sharing charity with needy patients.

VIHow to Prepare Pure Vegetarian Healing Offerings: Why Animal Slaughter Is Strictly Avoided

According to the historical record

Classical Vietnamese liturgical manuals draw a clear ethical boundary: while annual village festivals or death anniversaries may include savory dishes by regional custom, every Rite for Peace, Healing and Longevity (Le Cau An, Giai Benh, Cau Tho) must be strictly vegetarian. The moral logic is unmistakable: when we bow before Heaven, Buddha and our Ancestors to plead for the preservation of our loved one's life and relief from bodily pain, we must never take the lives of animals or inflict suffering upon other creatures for the offering table.

A dignified, spiritually uplifting household Healing Altar rests on Five Pure Offerings (Ngu Tinh Cung):

1. Pure Incense (Huong tinh): Light 1 to 3 natural agarwood or herbal incense sticks. If the patient rests on the same floor, use just a single low-smoke stick so the subtle woody scent calms the mind without irritating the lungs.

2. Pure Light (Dang tinh): Two warm altar lamps or beeswax candles lit symmetrically on the shrine, symbolizing the steady flame of life-force (Nguyen Duong).

3. Pure Blossoms (Hoa tinh): Fresh pink or white lotus (emblem of unstained purity), yellow chrysanthemums (emblem of enduring vitality and longevity), or white tuberose.

4. Pure Fruit (Qua tinh): Five varieties of fresh, nourishing seasonal fruit such as sweet oranges, red apples, pears, ripe bananas, pomelo or fragrant Buddha's-hand citron.

5. Pure Water & Sweet Nourishment (Thuy & Thuc tinh): Three or five cups of freshly poured pure water, warm chrysanthemum or lotus tea, a plate of red gac sticky rice, and bowls of mildly sweetened lotus-seed mung-bean soup or warm ginger glutinous-rice balls. Once the incense concludes, these wholesome fruits and warm bowls of lotus soup are shared to comfort and nourish the household.

VIIEthical Life-Release (Phong Sinh) and Charitable Merit Dedication for a Sick Loved One

Alongside household prayers, Vietnamese families traditionally practice compassionate charity and life-release to dedicate wholesome merit (hoi huong cong duc) toward a sick relative's recovery. To ensure these acts generate genuine blessing rather than ecological harm, UK Master Academy recommends four thoughtful practices:

1. Support Underprivileged Patients Directly at the Hospital

The most direct and resonant act of merit during an illness is contributing to the hospital's social-work fund for indigent patients, offering warm meals to struggling families in the ward, or showing kindness to patients sharing the same hospital room.

2. Donate Blood or Contribute Medicine and Medical Supplies

Healthy adults in the family can donate blood at a hospital blood bank or donate essential medicines and wheelchairs to community clinics, directly saving lives and planting the seed of robust health.

3. Practice Responsible Life-Release Without Buying Trapped Birds

Never pre-order caged wild birds (which encourages commercial trapping) or release invasive species (such as red-eared slider turtles). Instead, rescue a few healthy native carp or catfish from a food market and release them quietly into a clean river or lake while reciting Medicine Buddha's name.

4. Maintain Household Harmony and Gentle Speech Around the Bedside

Nursing an illness can exhaust family members. Sharing caregiving shifts fairly, speaking softly, and never arguing or sighing pessimistically within the patient's hearing creates a healing sanctuary of emotional safety.

VIIISickroom Feng Shui: Sunlight, Gentle Ventilation and Sleep Care to Restore Vital Yang Qi

From the perspective of residential Feng Shui applied to convalescence by Master Ưng Khiêm and UK Master Academy, the bedroom where a loved one recovers serves as a vessel of restorative Qi. Three simple environmental adjustments significantly aid physical and emotional recovery:

First, welcome gentle morning sunlight and fresh air daily: Avoid keeping heavy curtains drawn shut 24 hours a day, which turns a sickroom dark, damp and disorienting to the patient's circadian rhythm. Every morning between 07:00 and 10:00 (Dragon and Snake hours), draw back the curtains so warm sunlight touches the lower end of the room and crack a window for fresh air circulation while shielding the patient's head and chest from direct drafts.

Second, anchor the headboard against a solid wall away from overhead beams: Position the recovery bed with its headboard resting firmly against a solid wall so the patient's nervous system feels supported and secure; avoid placing the bed directly beneath an exposed ceiling beam or directly in line with a bathroom door or large mirror.

Third, refresh sickroom air with mild natural botanicals rather than synthetic sprays: Never spray harsh chemical air fresheners in a patient's room. Instead, place a fresh Buddha's-hand citron or pomelo peel on a small dish, or wipe the floor with warm water infused with a few slices of fresh ginger and lemongrass. Clean, sunlit air and soothing natural aroma help the patient fall into deep, restorative sleep where vital Yang Qi rebuilds day by day.

?Quick Questions

If our loved one is currently hospitalized, is it effective to light incense and recite the Healing Prayer at our home altar?

Yes, it is deeply meaningful and effective. Sincere filial and familial devotion transcends physical distance. A family representative at home bathes, dresses neatly, offers pure water and fresh flowers at the household Buddhist and Ancestral altars, and recites Variant 1 and Variant 2 (clearly stating the patient's name, birth year and hospital name); meanwhile, family members keeping vigil at the hospital can open this page in Altar Mode on their phone to read the prayer silently before surgery.

How should we recite the Medicine Buddha Prayer (Variant 1) if our home only has an Ancestral Altar and no separate Buddhist Shrine?

If your home does not have a separate Buddhist shrine, you may stand before a clean table on a bright balcony or courtyard facing the open sky to recite Variant 1 in reverence to the Three Jewels of the Ten Directions, then step indoors to your Household Deity and Ancestral altar to recite Variant 2; or you may recite Variant 1 directly before your main altar with a respectful heart.

When filling out the personalize-and-print studio above, do we enter the officiant's name or the sick person's name?

In the Full name of chief officiant (Petitioner) field, enter the name of the healthy family member standing at the altar to read the prayer (for example, a son, daughter or spouse). Then, under Co-attending household members, click + Add family member, select the relationship (Father, Mother, Wife, Husband, Son, Daughter) and enter the full name and birth year of the ill loved one so both names appear clearly on the printed A4 scroll.

Should we burn paper effigies or large stacks of votive paper money during a Healing and Recovery Rite?

No. Neither the Medicine Buddha Sutra nor authentic Vietnamese family liturgy teaches that health can be bought with paper money or paper effigies. Burning stacks of votive paper creates smoke and ash, whereas dedicating those funds to quality medical care, wholesome nutrition for the patient, and charity for impoverished hospital patients generates genuine merit.

May the recovering patient drink the pure water or eat the lotus-seed soup offered on the altar?

Yes, provided it aligns with the attending physician's dietary instructions. Once the incense has finished burning and the offerings are lowered, sharing a cup of warm boiled water, fresh orange slices or mildly sweetened lotus-seed soup from the altar brings wonderful emotional comfort and reassurance to the patient.

When should we perform the Recovery Thanksgiving Prayer (Variant 3) after our loved one leaves the hospital?

You may perform the Recovery Thanksgiving Rite (Variant 3) on the very day your loved one returns home from the hospital (once they are settled comfortably in bed), or on the next upcoming New Moon (1st) or Full Moon (15th) lunar day, offering fresh flowers, fruit, pure water, warm tea and sweet lotus-seed rice.

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Compiled, textually collated and diagrammed by Master Ưng Khiêm and UK MASTER ACADEMY. Last updated: 31 October 2026. Sources: Textually collated from the Sutra of the Master of Healing of Lapis Lazuli Radiance (Bhaisajyaguru Sutra), Van Khan Co Truyen Viet Nam (Culture and Information Publishing House), Tho Mai Gia Le (Ho Si Tan), and household liturgical guidelines compiled by Master Ưng Khiêm and UK MASTER ACADEMY.