16. The Hungry Ghosts of Asian Festivals of the Dead: Obon, Pchum Ben, and Zhongyuan

Take a journey across the Far East and discovery the truly astounding, soul-stirring, and spiritually fascinating festivals of the dead that occur throughout Asia during the harvest seasons - including the Japanese Obon, the Cambodian Pchum Ben, and the Chinese Zhongyuan. Learn how to honor the ancestors and discover the lessons of the Hungry Ghosts... Show Notes & Recommended Resources: Where the Dead Pause, and the Japanese Say Goodbye by Marie Matsuki Mockett, Matsuri: The Festivals of Japan by Herbert Plutschow, Deathpower: Buddhism's Ritual Imagination in Cambodia by Erik W. Davis, The Ghost Festival In Medieval China by Stephen F. Teiser, Mooncakes and Hungry Ghosts: Festivals of China by Carol Stepanchuk. Join us on Facebook.com/cwhatliesbeyond or Tweet us @cwhatliesbeyond What Lies Beyond is copyrighted by Anu Esoteric Media The voice of What Lies Beyond is C.C. Campbell, author of The Stolen Light of Women; visit her at

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This episode is 25:55 long.

This episode was published on Sep 24, 2016.

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