Chapter 56 The Human Emperor's Plot to Bring Buddhism to the East

September 27th, the Ullambana Festival (fabricated for the novel, please do not apply to reality).

Auspicious: Starting a business, initiating construction, opening shop, cooking.

Taboo: Moving house, settling into a new home, digging, traveling.

With the change of seasons, the air had turned somewhat chilly.

But the area outside Yu State City and around the Three Temple Mountain was bustling, with travelers visible all along the mountain roads.

The Ullambana Festival, originally a festival from the Western Regions, is a day when everyone pays homage to their parents and commemorates their ancestors; it's one of Buddhism's sacrificial festivals.

Because Buddhism thrived during the Great Zhou Dynasty and was valued and appreciated by successive Zhou emperors, the Ullambana Festival became widely celebrated during the Zhou Dynasty, with many eager to emulate the tradition.