What is the moral of lotus lantern?

For Buddhism, lotus is a very noble and sacred thing.

Lotus has four virtues, one is fragrance, the other is cleanliness, the third is softness and the fourth is loveliness. So lotus bears the symbolic mission of Buddhism. So the Brahma King who saved the world was born sitting on the golden lotus in Chiba. Buddha, such as Sakyamuni, Amitabha, Guanyin, etc., all sit on the lotus, or hold the lotus in their hands, indicating that the Buddha came from the world, pure and spotless.

A variety of Buddha lanterns, dedicated to master Guanyin, shine Buddha's light, and lotus lanterns illuminate everyone's heart and shine on the world. "Lotus Lantern" pours into the simple feelings of the working people in China, and with its unique artistic thinking, rich flavor of life, magical and magnificent colors and pure and simple artistic realm, it glows with the unique brilliance of modern traditional folk art.

Myths and legends

According to legend, from July 1st every year, the King of Yan ordered the gates of hell to be opened wide, so that the ghosts who suffered and were imprisoned in hell all the year round could get out of hell, get a short stroll and enjoy human blood food. Therefore, people call July a ghost month, and this month people think it is an unlucky month, neither getting married nor moving.

In the past, on this night, people would prepare some dishes, wine, rice, gold and silver clothes and paper to worship ghosts and gods other than their ancestors.

Legend has it that all wandering ghosts are looking forward to being reborn by crossing the dark river in their loved ones' homes. It seems that the road to death is dark and needs lighting to find their way. Therefore, setting off river lanterns has become the most important sacrificial activity on this day, and people will set off river lanterns on this day to cross the hiatus between Yin and Yang.