16. The Hungry Ghosts of Asian Festivals of the Dead: Obon, Pchum Ben, and Zhongyuan

What Lies Beyond

English - September 24, 2016 05:00 - 25 minutes - 31.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratings
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Take a journey across the Far East and discovery the truly astounding, soul-stirring, and spiritually fascinating festivals of the dead that occur throughout Asia during the harvest seasons - including the Japanese Obon, the Cambodian Pchum Ben, and the Chinese Zhongyuan. Learn how to honor the ancestors and discover the lessons of the Hungry Ghosts...

Show Notes & Recommended Resources:

Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye by Marie Matsuki Mockett,

Matsuri: The Festivals of Japan by Herbert Plutschow,

Deathpower: Buddhism's Ritual Imagination in Cambodia by Erik W. Davis,

The Ghost Festival In Medieval China by Stephen F. Teiser,

Mooncakes and Hungry Ghosts: Festivals of China by Carol Stepanchuk.

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