Tenth Full Moon (Ha Nguyen) and New Rice Harvest Prayer: First-Fruits Offering of Newly Harvested Autumn Rice to Ancestors
Namo Amitabha Buddha! (Three recitations, accompanied by three reverent bows)
Humbly bowing before the Nine Directions of Heaven, the Ten Directions of all Buddhas, and all Buddhas throughout the Ten Directions. Humbly bowing before Sovereign Heaven, Empress Earth and all Venerable Deities.
Humbly bowing before the Lower Prime Water Official Great Emperor who Relieves Calamities (Ha Nguyen Thuy Quan Dai De), the Divine Farmer Sovereign of the Five Grains (Than Nong), and the Reigning Year Commissioner governing the ………… Year.
Humbly bowing before the Local Tutelary Guardian Deities, the Kitchen Deity of the Eastern Hearth, the Local Earth Deity of Righteous Blessing, the Deities of the Five Directions, Five Lands and Dragon Veins, and all Guardian Spirits of this locality.
Humbly bowing before our High Ancestors, Paternal and Maternal Grandparents, Uncles, Aunts, Brothers, Sisters and all departed spirits of the ………… lineages.
Today is ……………………, during the Tenth Lunar Month of abundant harvest, as our household observes the First-Fruits New Rice Rite and the Lower Prime Full Moon Festival.
………… ………………………………, residing at: ………….
Reflecting that every golden grain of rice is born of nine drops of honest sweat, sheltered by the timely rain and sunshine of Heaven and Earth, blessed by the Divine Farmer and Earth Guardians, and rooted in the enduring merit of our Ancestors who cleared the fields and established our family heritage, ………… give heartfelt thanks for the fruits of labor gathered across the spring, summer and autumn seasons.
Upholding the filial rule that descendants never taste the first harvest before honoring their forebears, ………… have rinsed the purest newly harvested grain, steamed fragrant bowls of fresh white rice from the heart of the pot, prepared glutinous sticky rice, golden mung-bean pudding and round rice cakes, and arranged fresh blossoms, five fruits, betel, tea and savory dishes before this altar.
We respectfully invite the Venerable Deities and the departed Ancestors of ………… to descend before this sacred table, witness our filial gratitude, and partake of the first rice of the new harvest.
May the Lower Prime Water Official and our Ancestors dissolve any lingering misfortune or obstacle in the ………… Year, blessing our entire household ………… as winter begins with robust health, a warm hearth, abundant granaries and savings, domestic harmony, and a peaceful conclusion to the year.
With modest offerings and wholehearted devotion, ………… bow before the altar and pray for your benevolent protection!
Namo Amitabha Buddha! (Three recitations, accompanied by three reverent bows)

