Are Vu Lan and the Death Religion Ceremony the same?VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.

Many of us confuse this and think that Vu Lan is just another name for the Day of the Religion of the Dead - the full moon of July. But Buddhism stems from separate sutras.

The Vu Lan Ceremony, also known as the "Vu Lan Bon" ceremony is a celebration of filial piety - one of the very important ceremonies of Buddhism. Legend tells about the birth today related to the bodhisattva Muc Kien Lien. In the Vu Lan Buddhist scriptures, Muc Kien Lien, after attaining his enlightenment successfully cultivated many miracles, still does not stop missing his mother.

His mother, Thanh De, has passed away, but when he lived causing many negative karma, he was sent to hell to be a hungry ghost (hungry devil). Hieu knew with his eyes and eyes that he brought rice to hell for his mother.

But when eating, Ms. Thanh De did not let another soul eat with her, so the rice turned into red fire. Muc Lien Lien was in pain, asking the Buddha to show how to help his mother. The Buddha taught, only their strength increased on the full moon day of July to hope to save their mother. Muc Kien Lien did this and was able to free Ms. Thanh De.

Meanwhile, the feast of the Deadly Sins of the Dead emphasizes the blessings of the unsurpassed souls still wandering the earth.

According to folk beliefs, the 15th of the seventh month of the lunar calendar is the "opening to hell" day, the souls are pardoned, escaped to earth, and wandering around the world. Therefore, everyone offers sentient beings with thin porridge, rice, burns, salt ... to give life to those helpless souls.

Another story says that Amanda Buddha, while sitting in the hermitage, a fiery demon (quitting his mouth) appeared in the newspaper, in 3 days he would die and turn into a hungry devil. The only way to live is to offer food to the hungry demons for longer life. He was also transmitted by the Buddha to the mantra "Salvation Diem Diem Kha Ngoi Da Da La Ni", recited in the ceremony to be blessed.

Particularly in our country, people often hold both of these ceremonies on the same full moon day of July. Only thing, people in the North are more serious on the death of the Dead, and the Central and the South promote the Vu Lan ceremony of filial piety. .

In the West, there is also a holiday like the Sins of the Dead?

In fact, not only East Asians but also in the world the same kind of spirit worshiping ceremony as the Day of the Deadly Sins also exist.

It is Halloween that many people only know is the devil costume festival. In essence, the makeup activities on this holiday are just added by the next generation, and the origin of Halloween has many similarities with the day of the Deadly Sins, especially in the birth and original meaning. Water.

This Halloween festival (meaning Ma revealed image) dates back to the ancient Celts, taking place on October 31st of the solar calendar. The ancient Westerners said that on the night of late October, the door of hell will open, the devil will escape from that earth like Eastern souls.

In particular, they love to tease and destroy people's lives. That's why in this festival, the custom of burning fire, dressing up as a devil is indispensable to ward off demons and avoid being bothered by them.

According to many documents, this is the traditional culture of the ancient Irish, Scottish and Welsh people. Over time, it gradually became popular globally with many activities such as makeup, "trick or treat" ... like today.

Rose brooch - beauty in Vietnamese culture

 

Although it is a typical Asian holiday, in our country, there is a very noble custom on Vu Lan festival that can not be found anywhere. Vietnamese people conventionally, on the full moon day of July, whoever has the mother will put a rose on her shirt, anyone who has lost her mother will put a white rose.

The person who installs the flower will feel like a reminder, sharing, and never forgetting the grace of his parents.END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.18/8/2020.