Celebrate of Ghost Festival the Buddhist way
Yesterday we had Ullambana celebration (or known as the Chinese Halloween). We had a monk coming to our Buddhist centre to guide us for our chanting (paying respect to our departed ancestors), talks on filial piety and then offering of Dana to the monk.
This is the first time I attend a Dana offerings to the monk. We had pot lucks, mostly home cook foods, contributed by some families.
This is how Dana is performed. Each of us will take turns to scoop a spoon of rice into his special bowl (merely a teaspoon each since there are quite a lot of us).
This is how the alter is being set up.
Qiqi and Juan Yu
The kids were having fun playing and running around in the room while their parents were at the main hall performing chantings to their beloved departed ones. And through this event, I learned about the legend of Ullambana.
Never heard of Ullambana, sounds like a Tibetian language.
CN: My first time heard of this term too, hehe…
Wow! I din know there’s such thing wor…
Thanks for sharing this… learned something new today!
CN: Me too
Hehe…I also learn new term today!
CN: Hi Jess,getting to learn more also not so afraid of the 7th month anymore…
Many of us don’t know the actual meaning of Ullambana. We only affraid on this Ghost Month and avoid go out late. Well this is a good teaching for the young generation like us.
BTW, Chinnee I had tag your on this http://vickylow.blogspot.com/2007/08/my-dream-wedding.html
CN: since we are living in the light, there shouldn’t be anything that we should be afraid of
Will do the tag soon, thanks Vicky !
i realize this day seem very “big” day for Chinese …
My in law also have a big cook for this day too ….
CN: Haha….Good to be chinese ya….so many big days round the year with plenty of nice food to eat
ChinNee..plan a trip to Tibet.
CN: Almost went, hehe….will one day to serve the needy ones when my children grows up
long time never had this type of celebration…..since married i mean coz now huby is catholic! mom also kind of moderate with d buddhist celebration lately, only some offerings & prayers plus “big makan” for us too !!!
anyhow i still feel meaningful already……
CN: I din know how to do all these too, that’s why we do it together with the rest at our centre