yú​lán​pén

Ullambana Festival

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    盂兰盆经 / 盂蘭盆經 yú​lán​pén​jīng

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    中元节 / 中元節 zhōng​yuán​jié

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  • created sense approved 盂兰盆/盂蘭盆 · yú​lán​pén · Ullambana Festival — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    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.

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    yú​lán​pén

    offering tray

    A bamboo stand or tray used during the Ullambana Festival to hold offerings or ritual money.

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  • created sense approved 盂兰盆/盂蘭盆 · yú​lán​pén · Ullambana — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    yú​lán​pén

    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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