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has gloss | eng: The Liberation Rite of Water and Land (法界聖凡水陸普度大齋勝會), also commonly known as the Waterland Dharma Function is a Chinese Buddhist ritual performed by temples and presided over by high monks. The service is often credited as one of the greatest rituals in Chinese Buddhism, as it is also the most elaborate and extremely rare service. The ceremony is attributed to the Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty, who was inspired one night when he had a dream which a monk advised him to organize a ceremony to help beings in the lower realms to be surfeited from their suffering. The ritual itself was compiled by the Ch'an master Bao Zhi. |
lexicalization | eng: Liberation Rite of Water and Land |
instance of | e/Buddhist holidays |
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