Yeongsanjae (Korean: 영산재; Hanja: 靈山齋) is a Korean Buddhist ceremony which re-enacts Siddhartha Gautama delivering the sermon now known as the Lotus Sutra.[1][2][3] The attendees would learn self-discipline from this ceremony, and it consists of various rituals. Primarily preserved and conducted by the Taego Order, the ceremony, which takes place annually on June 6, includes tea ceremonies, decorations, prayers, rites of purification, offerings to Buddha and rites for the dead. There are also many different music that is used in the ceremonies, along with use of certain Martial arts.
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- ^ "Yeongsanjae". Intangible Heritage List and Register. UNESCO. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ^ "Lotus Sutra | Buddhist text | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-11-06.