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Posted by: Dhammañāṇa
« on: August 19, 2018, 03:21:00 PM »

End of Kan Ben , or Dak Ben (giving Alms) & Pchum Ben - បុណ្យភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ - "Ancestors' Day", this year, 2018/2562, will be on 8-10 Oktober.
Posted by: Dhammañāṇa
« on: August 31, 2017, 05:13:09 PM »

Ven. Members of the Sangha, Ven. Fellows, valued Upasaka, Upasika, dear readers and interested,

In some days, this year 19-21. Sept., here in Cambodia, dedicated for the ancestors, sharing merits, and making sacrifies, will take place (Pchum Pen, tranl: meeting to give Alms (pi: piṇḍa), make merits). It's maybe similar to what is know as the "All Saints, All Souls' Day" days ("Halloween" as for those not familar with older traditions).

"All" people, families, would use this days to offer food to the monks in dedication for their families departed family members of seven generations (see Tirokudda Kanda: Hungry Shades Outside the Walls , since "less are those not be reborn in hell, in a animal womb or as hungry ghost, leaving a human existence", and sacrifies to the death are praised by the Buddha and wise.

May person thought it would be interesting of how similar occations are celerbrated in other traditional Buddist countries, and Dhamma-Vinayas side-traditions.

Maybe some like to give overviews, infos of their own knowing and doing and inspirations.

Where? When? How? Special costums? (Maybe) Special relations to certain texts of the tradition?

And yes, don't forget you ancestors!