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Pusading Temple holds Spring Festival ceremony
2016-02-16The Pusading Lama Temple, located at the very top of the Mount Wutai in North China's Shanxi province, held its annual dharma assembly on Feb 5.
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Mount Wutai Bamboo Temple hosts concert
2015-08-12Recently, a concert was held in Mount Wutai Bamboo Temple on Aug 12.
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Mount Wutai’s New Year traditions
2015-10-13Mount Wutai observes Spring Festival in a similar fashion to people all around China. The celebration of New Year on the mountain also starts with the continuous sound of firecrackers on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month. The day is called “Xiaonian”, which was set to see off “Zaowangye (the kitchen god)” who conventionally returns to Heaven and reports to the Yu Huang (Jade Emperor) about every household’s good or evil practices over the past year.
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Custom of burning incense at Mount Wutai
2015-10-12Incense, also known as joss stick, is aromatic material which releases fragrant smoke when burned. Burning incense has been used both to create pleasing aromas and as a medicinal tool.
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Custom of ringing bells at Mount Wutai
2015-10-09In Buddhism, objects such as bells play an indispensable part in meditation or prayer rituals as they indicate important concepts. It is seen as a way to symbolize Buddha’s voice. The sound of the bell equals that of the Dharma, the law or the entity, which is to keep order of things in the universe.
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Ghost-Beating Dance — Tiaobuzha
2015-10-08"Tiaobuzha", a ritual dance for driving away ghosts, is a custom of Tibetan Buddhism or Lamaism, and is originally a religious dance.
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