Hold the lit incense stick, kneel, salute three times, and pray:

Namo The Saba World Master Shakyamuni Buddha (Three Times)

• Namo the Ten Directions Buddhas
• Namo the Ten Direction Dharma
• Namo The Ten Direction Sangha

Namo Patriarch and Master Buddha, Your Eminence Generalissimo, Ancient Mandarins, Mountain Gods, and Residents of Năm Non and Bảy Núi, may You witness: Now I vow to repent, do good and renounce the bad, take refuge in the Lords and practice Buddhism.

After planting the Incense, kowtow four times or stand upright with both hands held against the bosom and read on (Western Paradise Five Prayers):

May the Western Paradise, the World of Compassion and Magnanimity, may you kindly and lovingly bless all the sentient beings, Amitabha.

Namo the 1st Prayer: May Heavenly King, Earthly King, Human King,  Great Lotus Assembly, Master Buddha, Buddha King,  compassionately bestow peace for the masses over the world.

Namo the 2nd Prayer: May all our Ancestors ascend to the Pure Land.

Namo the 3rd Prayer: May our alive parents enjoy greater merits and longevity; may the late ones ascend to the Western Paradise.

Namo the 4th Prayer: May all the masses be tolerant, generous, and no longer delusional.

Namo the 5th Prayer: May Lords Patriarch Buddha and Master Buddha mercifully bless Us free from karmic impediment, more insightful and full enlightened.

Kowtow four times, stand up and salute:

One in the middle: Namo Amitabha, one on the left: Namo Mahàsthàma Bodhisattva, and one on the right: Namo Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.

After praying before the Three Jewels Altar, step outdoors and pray before the Open-Air Altar in the Four Directions, taking it for the main one.

 OPEN-AIR ALTAR PRAYER 

Toward the Altar,  pray “Taking Refuge” and “Five Prayers”, and” only recite “Five Prayers” in the three remaining directions.

While praying, if you can’t kneel, you may salute three times. Standing or sitting  prostration depends on your health condition.