The Ghost Festival or Hungry Ghost Festival, also known as the Zhongyuan Festival in Taoism and the Yulanpen Festival in Buddhism, is a traditional festival held in certain East and Southeast Asian co
A paper effigy of the Guanyin in Shatin, Hong Kong.
Food offerings for the Ghost Festival
Liao dynasty statue of the Eleven Headed Guanyin in Dule Temple in Tianjin, China.
A Chinese wood cut of Mulian asking the Buddha to save his mother, who has turned into a hungry ghost from hell.
The Yuqie Yankou rite, sometimes called the Yujia Yankou rite, is an esoteric Chinese Buddhist ritual typically performed to fulfill several different goals, including to nourish and liberate hungry g
During a Yuqie Yankou, one or more leading monk(s) take on the role of a jingang shangshi, meaning vajrācārya (金剛上師, Jīngāng Shàngshī).
A Shuilu ritual painting of the ghost king Mianran (Sanskrit: Ulkāmukha Pretarāja), which is usually displayed alongside paintings of other Buddhist divinities during Shuilu Fahui ceremonies. The portrayal of the Bodhisattva Guanyin above Mianran indicates that he is a manifestation of the Bodhisattva.
Taoist effigy of Jiaomian Dashi at a ghost festival in Taiwan. The veneration of this deity is popular in both Chinese Buddhism as well as Taoism, where he is also known as Dashiye (大士爺, Dàshìyé, lit: "Master Mahāsattva") or Puduye (普渡爺, Pǔdùyé, lit: "Master of Universal Salvation").