Buddhist Festivals in China

Authors

  • Татьяна Игоревна Корнильева St. Petersburg State University, 7–9, Universitetskaya nab., St. Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

Abstract

Buddhist festivals in China are an integral part of Chinese culture. Now it is difficult to imagine a traditional Chinese festival without its Buddhist elements; on the other hand, some folk traditions have become an integral part or an indispensable addition to Buddhist rituals.
This paper focuses on the three most important Buddhist festivals: Buddha’s Birthday (Yufojie 浴佛節), The Buddha’s Joyful Day (Fo huanxi ri 佛歡喜日) and The Laba Rice Porridge Festival (Laba jie 臘八節).

Keywords:

China, religion, Buddhism, popular beliefs, festivals, Buddhist festivals, Labajie, Fohuanxiri, Yufojie

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Published

2010-06-21

How to Cite

Корнильева, Т. И. (2010). Buddhist Festivals in China. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies, (2), 41–60. Retrieved from https://aasjournal.spbu.ru/article/view/1916

Issue

No. 2 (2010): Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Series 13. Asian Studies. African Studies

Section

Geocultural spaces and codes of the cultures of Asia and Africa

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Articles of "Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Asian and African Studies" are open access distributed under the terms of the License Agreement with Saint Petersburg State University, which permits to the authors unrestricted distribution and self-archiving free of charge.