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Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
放燈 放灯 see styles |
fàng dēng fang4 deng1 fang teng hōtō |
Lighting strings of lanterns, on the fifteenth of the first month, a custom wrongly attributed to Han Ming Ti, to celebrate the victory of Buddhism in the debate with Taoists; later extended to the seventh and fifteenth full moons. |
燈謎 灯谜 see styles |
dēng mí deng1 mi2 teng mi |
riddles written on lanterns (e.g. for the Lantern Festival at the end of Chinese New Year) |
于蘭盆 see styles |
urabon うらぼん |
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns |
盂蘭盆 盂兰盆 see styles |
yú lán pén yu2 lan2 pen2 yü lan p`en yü lan pen urabon うらぼん |
see 盂蘭盆會|盂兰盆会[Yu2 lan2 pen2 hui4] Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns (盂蘭); 鳥藍婆 (鳥藍婆拏) ullambana 盂蘭 may be another form of lambana or avalamba, "hanging down," "depending," "support"; it is intp. "to hang upside down", or "to be in suspense", referring to extreme suffering in purgatory; but there is a suggestion of the dependence of the dead on the living. By some 盆 is regarded as a Chinese word, not part of the transliteration, meaning a vessel filled with offerings of food. The term is applied to the festival of All Souls, held about the 15th of the 7th moon, when masses are read by Buddhist and Taoist priests and elaborate offerings made to the Buddhist Trinity for the purpose of releasing from purgatory the souls of those who have died on land or sea. The Ullambanapātra Sutra is attributed to Śākyamuni, of course incorrectly; it was first tr. into Chinese by Dharmaraksha, A.D. 266-313 or 317; the first masses are not reported until the time of Liang Wudi, A.D. 538; and were popularized by Amogha (A.D. 732) under the influence of the Yogācārya School. They are generally observed in China, but are unknown to Southern Buddhism. The "idea of intercession on the part of the priesthood for the benefit of" souls in hell "is utterly antagonistic to the explicit teaching of primitive Buddhism'" The origin of the custom is unknown, but it is foisted on to Śākyamuni, whose disciple Maudgalyāyana is represented as having been to purgatory to relieve his mother's sufferings. Śākyamuni told him that only the united efforts of the whole priesthood 十方衆會 could alleviate the pains of the suffering. The mere suggestion of an All Souls Day with a great national day for the monks is sufficient to account for the spread of the festival. Eitel says: "Engrafted upon the narrative ancestral worship, this ceremonial for feeding the ghost of deceased ancestors of seven generations obtained immense popularity and is now practised by everybody in China, by Taoists even and by Confucianists." All kinds of food offerings are made and paper garments, etc., burnt. The occasion, 7th moon, 15th day, is known as the盂蘭會 (or 盂蘭盆會 or 盂蘭齋 or 盂蘭盆齋) and the sutra as 盂蘭經 (or 盂蘭盆經). |
于蘭盆会 see styles |
urabone うらぼんえ |
(yoji) Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana |
張燈結彩 张灯结彩 see styles |
zhāng dēng jié cǎi zhang1 deng1 jie2 cai3 chang teng chieh ts`ai chang teng chieh tsai |
to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom) |
火樹銀花 火树银花 see styles |
huǒ shù yín huā huo3 shu4 yin2 hua1 huo shu yin hua |
display of fireworks and lanterns |
灯籠流し see styles |
tourounagashi / toronagashi とうろうながし |
ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river |
燈紅酒綠 灯红酒绿 see styles |
dēng hóng jiǔ lǜ deng1 hong2 jiu3 lu:4 teng hung chiu lü |
lanterns red, wine green (idiom); feasting and pleasure-seeking; debauched and corrupt environment |
盂蘭盆会 see styles |
urabone うらぼんえ |
(See 盂蘭盆) Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns |
盂蘭盆會 盂兰盆会 see styles |
yú lán pén huì yu2 lan2 pen2 hui4 yü lan p`en hui yü lan pen hui urabon e うらぼんえ |
Feast of All Souls (fifteenth day of seventh lunar month) (Buddhism) (yoji) Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana ullambana |
精霊流し see styles |
shouryounagashi / shoryonagashi しょうりょうながし |
floating lanterns or offerings for the spirits of the deceased |
華燈初上 华灯初上 see styles |
huá dēng chū shàng hua2 deng1 chu1 shang4 hua teng ch`u shang hua teng chu shang |
early evening when lanterns are first lit |
提灯に釣鐘 see styles |
chouchinnitsurigane / chochinnitsurigane ちょうちんにつりがね |
(expression) (obscure) paper lanterns and temple bells (esp. as an example of two things looking similar on the outside, but of a completely different nature); (like) chalk and cheese; you can't judge a book by its cover |
提灯に釣り鐘 see styles |
chouchinnitsurigane / chochinnitsurigane ちょうちんにつりがね |
(expression) (obscure) paper lanterns and temple bells (esp. as an example of two things looking similar on the outside, but of a completely different nature); (like) chalk and cheese; you can't judge a book by its cover |
Variations: |
urabon うらぼん |
(See お盆・1) Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns |
Variations: |
chouchinnitsurigane / chochinnitsurigane ちょうちんにつりがね |
(expression) (idiom) (rare) two ill-matched things; two poorly balanced things; temple bells to paper lanterns |
Variations: |
urabone うらぼんえ |
(yoji) (See うらぼん,お盆・1) Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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