This chant is chanted in Plum Village monasteries after formal meals in the meditation hall, to generate concentration, peace, and love while sending positive energies to those who suffer natural calamities/wars, are seriously-ill/on deathbed, and/or recently passed away.
In Vietnamese:
Title:
Niệm Bụt
Words:
(mỗi danh hiệu ba lần)
Nam mô đức Bổn Sư Bụt Thích Ca Mâu Ni (C)
Nam mô đức Bồ Tát Đại Trí Văn Thù Sư Lợi (C)
Nam mô đức Bồ Tát Đại Hạnh Phổ Hiền (C)
Nam mô đức Bồ Tát Đại Bi Quan Thế Âm (C)
Nam mô đức Bồ Tát Đại Nguyện Địa Tạng Vương. (CC)
In English:
Title:
Bodhisattva Chant (Vietnamese Version)
Words:
(each Bodhisattva's name is chanted three times)
Namo Shakyamuni Buddha, the Fully Enlightened One (C)
Namo Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Great Understanding (C)
Namo Samantabhadra, the Bodhisattva of Great Action (C)
Namo Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion (C)
Namo Kshitigarbha, the Bodhisattva of Great Aspiration. (CC)