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[Tony Hardie-Bick]

On 22/11/10 22:18, James R. Coplin wrote:
>
>> In Buddhism, this is known as satisfying the hungry ghost (which,
>> because it
>> cannot eat, will never cease to be hungry).
>
> Actually, a hungry ghost *can* eat and can be appeased by feeding.  Hungry
> ghosts are those who die with no family to make ritual offerings and thus
> "starve."  Most monasteries have twice annual rituals which serve to feed
> these ghosts.  I've never understood how it is that the ghosts end up at the
> temples though and I can't get a straight answer from my Buddhist friends or
> Professors specializing in such things.
>
> So, what I really need is for a temple to just give it to me (preferably
> twice a year) and I could be satisfied, at least for a while... ;)

LOL :) I guess there is the metaphor and then the real thing... :)