RELIGIONS
BUDDHISM
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Question
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Identify the Buddhist festival in China and Japan worshiping the souls of ancestors and providing for souls temporarily released from purgatory; called Obon in Japan.
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Ullambana
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Theravada
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Mahayana
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Obon, also sometimes known as “Bon, ‘’ is a traditional Buddhist holiday celebrated in Japan as well as in much of East Asia. The holiday consists of a three-day festival that honours ancestral spirits and pays respect to the dead.
Detailed explanation-2: -April 8 is the Buddha’s birthday and is celebrated at Buddhist temples in Japan as the Kambutsu-e nativity festival-more popularly known as the Hana Matsuri (Flower Festival).
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