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Prayer texts are sacred Buddhist scriptures used by devotees to express devout aspirations. They typically have no single author, but are often collective works composed by generations of eminent monks, great masters, and practitioners based on Buddhist teachings. Their history can be traced back to ancient Indian Buddhist rituals, and they spread widely throughout Chinese, Tibetan, and other Buddhist traditions alongside the development of Mahayana Buddhism. At their core, these texts contain prayers for all beings to be free from suffering and attain happiness, for world peace, as well as vows made by practitioners to awaken the bodhi mind and achieve Buddhahood. Their language is imbued with compassion and wisdom. In Buddhism, prayer texts serve both as essential daily practice and as a bond that unites faith. They embody the bodhisattva spirit of benefiting oneself and others, holding a revered and lofty status.