1.0Beliefnet Newshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/newsmconsolihttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/author/mconsoliBuddhist Week of Honoring Ancestors Draws to a Closerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tM59WHQ5Cb"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2009/08/buddhist-week-of-honoring-ance">Buddhist Week of Honoring Ancestors Draws to a Close</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/news/2009/08/buddhist-week-of-honoring-ance/embed#?secret=tM59WHQ5Cb" width="600" height="338" title="“Buddhist Week of Honoring Ancestors Draws to a Close” — Beliefnet News" data-secret="tM59WHQ5Cb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Aug. 24–HACIENDA HEIGHTS — Thousands of people visited the Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights over the weekend to offer prayers for departed loved ones and ancestors. The observance is part of an ancient Buddhist tradition known as Ullambana. The seventh month of the Chinese calendar — which this year runs from mid-August to mid-September…