What Buddhist stories are there about the Ghost Festival? Why does Buddhism hold the Ullambana Festival on July 15th?
The Zhongyuan Festival has many names, such as the Earth God Festival, the Ullambana Festival, and the Mid-Autumn Festival. As a collective festival of various religions, what Buddhist stories does the Zhongyuan Festival have? Why does Buddhism hold the Ullambana Festival on July 15th? Shuimo.com has carefully compiled detailed information about the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2021. Come to Shuimo.com’s special topic on the seventh month of the lunar calendar in 2021 to learn about the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of the day!What Buddhist stories are there about the Ghost Festival?Among them is the story of "Mulian saving his mother" .Specific description: According to the "Ullambana Sutra", "Ullambana" is a Sanskrit word. "Yulan" means "hanging upside down" and "pen" means "rescue vessel", so "Ullambana" means a vessel used to save those suffering from hanging upside down. The derived meaning is: fill a basin with a hundred flavors and five fruits to offer to the Buddha and monks, in order to save the suffering beings in hell. Sakyamuni Buddha had an important disciple named Maudgalyayana (abbreviated as Mulian), who practiced Buddhism very deeply and was famous for his supernatural powers. According to legend, Mulian's mother did many bad things and turned into a hungry ghost after her death. Mulian was very sad when he saw this through his supernatural powers, so he used his magic power to give some food to his mother. However, the food turned into ashes as soon as it reached his mother's mouth. Mulian cried loudly to Sakyamuni Buddha for help. The Buddha told him that he must gather the strength of all monks, and in the seventh month of each year, place a hundred kinds of flavors and five kinds of fruits in a basin and offer them to monks from all directions. With this kind of merit, his mother could be saved. Mulian acted according to the Buddha's instructions, and his mother was finally liberated. This ritual first became popular during the Northern and Southern Dynasties when Mulian saved his mother. According to the "Records of Buddha", Emperor Wu of Liang began to set up altars and hold the Ullambana ceremony. From then on, emperors and subjects of successive dynasties mostly followed Buddhist rules and held the Ullambana Festival to repay the kindness of their parents and ancestors. Why does Buddhism hold the Ullambana Festival on July 15th?According to Buddhism, on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, Buddhists hold the "Yulanpen Festival" to worship the Buddha and monks, to save the six realms of suffering, and to thank their parents for their long-term love and care.The Buddhist Ullambana Festival, on July 15th, is the end of summer, the Buddha's happy day, and the day for monks to indulge themselves. On this day, the monks finished their summer retreat and allowed others to report their sins at will in the assembly and confess them to other monks. This is called "self-confession", also known as "freely", which means that they can allow others to report their sins at will. All the monks on that day strictly observed the precepts, and their body, speech, and mind were pure. Offering food to the monks at this time is the most meritorious. When is the Ghost Festival in 2021?The 2021 Ghost Festival falls on the 15th day of the seventh lunar month of 2021, which is Sunday, August 22, 2021 in the Gregorian calendar.In the year of Xin Chou [Year of the Ox], on the day of Bing Shen month and Ren Yin month, there are some taboos and customs. The zodiac sign is Ox, and it is the Tiger day, which clashes with the Monkey (Wuwu). It is not good for people born in the year of the Monkey. You should be more careful in what you do and avoid big things. The evil direction is the north, so it is not recommended to move in this direction. |
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