Hungry Ghost Festival traditions in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian Traditions Umbrella tradition
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Hungry Ghost Festival traditions in Southeast Asia is cataloged as an Umbrella tradition within Southeast Asian Traditions. Its candidate country context is “Malaysia, Singapore” and its period or origin is “long-standing diaspora observances–present.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Chinese diaspora ancestral and temple traditions.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Zhongyuan observances; Zhong Yuan Jie; Ghost Month; Yulanpen-derived observances; Hungry Ghost Festival
- Parent tradition
- Chinese diaspora ancestral and temple traditions
- Public geographic context
- Malaysia, Singapore
- Period / origin
- long-standing diaspora observances–present
- Living / historical status
- Living community and temple festival complex
- Access / protocol
- Community-bound / restricted
- Evidence status
- Composite record
Geography
CandidateMalaysia, Singapore
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
Where to read more
A citation identifies a source to consult; it does not establish every claim in this record.
Related Atlas entries
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Hungry Ghost Festival traditions in Southeast Asia. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 1826. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/1826
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