Which religious sect does Laba Festival belong to? Who does it commemorate?
In the pre-Qin period, some places in my country already had the custom of La sacrifice related to "La", but it was not Laba Festival. Want to know more about Laba Festival? As the saying goes, "The seventh and eighth days of the twelfth lunar month are so cold that crows freeze to death." The twelfth lunar month represents the arrival of cold winter. If you want to know more about the twelfth lunar month of 2021, please visit Mr. Shui Mo's website.Which religious sect’s festival is Laba Festival?Laba Festival is a Buddhist festival, also known as the "Dharma Treasure Festival", "Buddha's Enlightenment Festival", "Enlightenment Meeting", etc. Later, it gradually became a folk festival and is a typical northern festival in my country.Who is Laba Festival commemorating?Laba Festival is a Buddhist festival to commemorate the enlightenment of Sakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism."Laba" was originally a Buddhist festival. After evolution through generations, it gradually became a well-known folk festival. Its most important custom is drinking Laba porridge. According to Buddhist records, before Sakyamuni attained enlightenment, he practiced asceticism for many years until he became emaciated. He then realized that asceticism was not the ultimate way to liberation, and decided to give it up. At this time, he met a shepherdess who presented him with gruel. After eating it, his strength was restored. He sat under the Bodhi tree and meditated. On December 8th, he achieved enlightenment. To commemorate this event, Buddhists hold a ceremony on this day and cook porridge with rice and fruits to offer to the Buddha. It is recorded in "Dreams of the Southern Song Dynasty" by Wu Zimu of the Southern Song Dynasty: "The eighth day of this month is called Laba in temples. Large temples all prepare porridge with five flavors, which is called Laba porridge." Since Buddhism was introduced to China, temples have made porridge with fragrant grains and fruits and presented it to disciples and believers. On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, various temples hold ceremonies, imitating the story of the shepherdess offering gruel to the Buddha before his enlightenment. They use fragrant grains and fruits to cook porridge as an offering to the Buddha, which is called Laba porridge. It is said that after drinking this kind of porridge, one can get the blessing of Buddha. Therefore, Laba porridge is also called "Longevity and Fortune Porridge", "Blessed Virtue Porridge", and "Buddha Porridge". Do you want to know your own Bazi? Want to figure out where your golden marriage is? Click on the [Premium Calculation] below to calculate your horoscope and fortune! |
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