yú​lán​pén

Ullambana Festival

盂兰盆 盂蘭盆 yú​lán​pén
Ullambana Festival
Buddhist festival of the dead held on the 15th day of the 7th lunar month to relieve the suffering of ancestors, originating from the story of Mulian rescuing his mother.
offering tray
A bamboo stand or tray used during the Ullambana Festival to hold offerings or ritual money.
Ullambana
Transliteration of the Sanskrit word Ullambana (meaning hanging upside down), referring to the suffering of hungry ghosts in the afterlife

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