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66-475: Newlyweds Melissa and Yul are spending their honeymoon in China. They participate in the " Hungry Ghost " Festival, where according to legend, the dead roam among the living. Their affable guide Ping drives them to the village where Yul's relatives live. At night while Yul is asleep, Ping stops the car and tells Melissa he must ask for directions. Ping does not return, so Melissa and Yul search for him. The windows in

132-406: A barn, where the stranger tries to knock Yul out to feed him to the creatures in his place. Melissa manages to subdue the man and drag a wounded Yul back to the car. The stranger is slaughtered while Melissa and Yul barricade themselves inside the car. The creatures smash the car to reach the couple, who escape through the trunk, reaching safety inside a crypt. They hear the villagers chanting again,

198-473: A better realm (i.e. the realm of humans, asura or deva ) because it is nearly impossible to perform deeds that cultivate good karma. With the rise in popularity of Buddhism , the idea that souls would live in space until reincarnation became popular . In the Taoist tradition, it is believed that hungry ghosts can arise from people whose deaths have been violent or unhappy. Both Buddhism and Taoism share

264-473: A dialogue with Indian Buddhism in the Tibetan Plateau , this synthesis is evident in the compassion rendered in the form of blessed remains of food, etc., offered to the pretas in rites such as Ganachakra . In Mahayana Buddhism Chenrezig offers the hungry ghosts the nectar flowing from his fingers that relieves their suffering. This buddha helps the hungry ghosts as he is the manifestation of

330-505: A disorder known as kwashiorkor that encompasses symptoms like stomach bloating from fluid retention, hair and tooth loss and dry and cracked skin. These people have skeletal like figures and big stomachs. Looking at these hungry ghosts and their figure one might interpret hungry ghosts as teachers. They do not teach the causes of karma like solitary buddhas, however, instead of words with their bodies. Their whole body embodies suffering ( dukkha ) to such an extend that seeing them gives

396-495: A diviner who constantly misled people due to his own avarice, and thus, he was reborn as a hungry ghost. Another story in "The Legend of Mu-lien Entering the City and Seeing Five Hundred Hungry Ghosts" is about five hundred men that were sons of elders of the city they lived in. When monks came begging to the city for food, the sons denied them because they thought the monks would keep coming back and eventually take all their food. After

462-402: A field, tied up to a tree back to back. The creatures are now all around them. Yul, realizing that they are the chosen sacrifices, starts telling the demons to take him and spare his wife. The creatures comply, and Melissa wakes up inside the house, while Ping shows up again and explains to her that they have been forced to lure outsiders in as sacrifices, to stop the moon demons from taking one of

528-459: A particular substance or object. Traditionally, this is something repugnant or humiliating, such as human corpses or feces , though in more recent legends, it may be virtually anything, no matter how bizarre. Jikininki (食人鬼 "people-eating ghosts") are the spirits of greedy, selfish or impious individuals who are cursed after death to seek out and eat human corpses. They do this at night, scavenging for newly dead bodies and food offerings left for

594-512: A time when Confucianism was not institutionalized, after the collapse of the Qing dynasty and the Chinese empire. Kang modeled his ideal "Confucian Church" after European national Christian churches—hierarchical and centralised institutions closely bound to the state, with local church branches, Sunday prayers and choirs, missions, journals, and even baptisms, devoted to the worship and the spread of

660-479: Is a Confucian religious and social institution of the congregational type. It was first proposed by Kang Youwei (1858–1927) near the end of the 19th century, as a state religion of Qing China following a European model. The "Confucian church" model was later replicated by overseas Chinese communities, who established independent Confucian churches active at the local level, especially in Indonesia and

726-426: Is a recently revived term to identify people among the entrepreneurial or economic elite who recognize their social responsibilities and therefore apply Confucian cultural practices to their business. Contemporary New Confucian scholars Jiang Qing and Kang Xiaoguang are among the most influential supporters behind the campaign to establish a national "Confucian Church". Jiang Qing is the current spiritual leader of

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792-638: Is a term in Buddhism and Chinese traditional religion , representing beings who are driven by intense emotional needs in an animalistic way. The terms 餓鬼 èguǐ literally " hungry ghost ", are the Chinese translation of the Sanskrit term preta in Buddhism . "Hungry ghosts" play a role in Chinese Buddhism , Taoism , and in Chinese folk religion . The term is not to be confused with

858-410: Is always empty as this is where the ghosts are supposed to sit to better enjoy the live entertainment. The shows are always put on at night and at high volumes, so that the sound attracts and pleases the ghosts. These acts were better known as "Merry-making". The chief Taoist priest of the town wears an ornate crown of five gold and red panels, a practice borrowed from Buddhism . This represented

924-412: Is believed that "hell money" is a valid currency in the underworld and helps ghosts to live comfortably in the afterlife. People also burn other forms of joss paper such as paper houses, cars and televisions to please the ghosts. This festival is one of numerous tantric practices from Chinese Esoteric Buddhism preserved in modern Chinese Buddhism after the various Buddhist traditions started to merge in

990-564: Is burnt up in their mouths, sometimes they have a big belly and a neck as thin as a needle (this image is the basic one for hungry ghosts in Asian Buddhism ). According to the Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna Sūtra , there are thirty-six different types of hungry ghost. The depictions and stories about hungry ghosts especially in the early Indian context can show the viewer a commentary about the "manual scavengers", members of

1056-708: Is celebrated during the seventh month of the Chinese calendar . It also falls at the same time as a full moon, the new season, the fall harvest, the peak of monastic asceticism, the rebirth of ancestors, and the assembly of the local community. According to tradition, during this month, the gates of hell are opened up and the hungry ghosts are free to roam the earth where they seek food and entertainment. These ghosts are believed to be ancestors of those who have forgotten to pay tribute to them after they died. They have long thin necks because they have not been fed by their families. Tradition states that families should offer prayers to their deceased relatives and burn " hell money ". It

1122-565: Is distinct. By that, the author establishes an argument for a lack of substantial reality among external objects. 丁寧な暮らしをする餓鬼 ("The Hungry Ghost who leads a polite life"): This three volume work explores the life of an hungry ghost who, unlike others of their kind, is very compassionate and pure-hearted. They spend half a day grinding coffee beans in a mortar, folding plastic bags into triangles, sweeping up leaves, and so on. Confucian church The Confucian church ( Chinese : 孔教会 ; pinyin : Kǒng jiàohuì or Rú jiàohuì )

1188-426: Is from the early third century. Some examples of these stories are as follows: Once, a rich man who travelled was selling sugar-cane juice. One day, a monk came to his house in search of some juice to cure an illness. The man had to leave, so he instructed his wife to give the monk the drink in his absence. Instead of doing this, she secretly urinated in the monk's bowl, added sugar cane juice to it and gave it to

1254-466: Is the kui , or demon part, and the yang is the shen , or spirit part. When death occurs, the kui should return to earth, and the shen to the grave or family shrine. If a ghost is neglected, it will become a kui . The shen , or ancestral spirit, watches over its descendants, and can bring good fortune if properly worshipped. Hungry ghosts are different from the ghosts of Chinese which all people are believed to become after death. According to

1320-775: The Mengmutang ( 孟母堂 ) of Shanghai , the Way of the Gods according to the Confucian Tradition , Phoenix Churches, and the Confucian Fellowship ( 儒教道坛 ; Rújiào Dàotán ) in northern Fujian have spread rapidly over the years since their foundation. Ancestral shrines of the Kong family have also reopened, as well as Confucian-teaching churches. The Hong Kong Confucian Academy has expanded its activities to

1386-499: The Avadānaśataka recounts the bad thoughts and behavior the hungry ghosts have cultivated in their human existence which led them to the hungry ghost realm. The accumulation of malignancy or meanness is called mātsarya. The notion of mātsarya in this volume is explained to understand the logic of mātsarya's development, the actions it envokes, the suffering it causes and in which ways it can be eradicated. Therefore, it describes

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1452-567: The Bhavacakra and are represented as teardrop or paisley -shaped with bloated stomachs and necks too thin to pass food so that attempting to eat is also incredibly painful. Some are described as having "mouths the size of a needle's eye and a stomach the size of a mountain". This is a metaphor for people futilely attempting to fulfill their illusory physical desires. According to the History of Buddhism , as elements of Chinese Buddhism entered

1518-514: The Nyāyānusāriṇī , there are three main groups of hungry ghosts, each of which are divided into three sub-groups: Sixteen hungry ghosts are said to live in hell or in a region of hell. Unlike other hell dwellers, they can leave hell and wander. They look through garbage and human waste on the outskirts of human cities. They are said to be invisible during the daylight hours but visible at night. Some hungry ghosts can only eat corpses, or their food

1584-649: The United States established independent, local Confucian churches such as the Confucius Church of Sacramento or the Confucius Church of Salinas. In contemporary China, the Confucian revival of the 21st century has developed a variety of interrelated ways: the proliferation of Confucian academies, the resurgence of Confucian rites, and the birth of new forms of Confucian activity on the local level, such as Confucian communities. Some scholars consider

1650-405: The United States . There has been a revival of Confucianism in contemporary China since around 2000, which has triggered the proliferation of Confucian academies ( 书院 ; shūyuàn ); the opening and reopening of temples of Confucius ; the new phenomenon of grassroots Confucian communities or congregations ( 社区儒学 ; shèqū rúxué ); and renewed talks about a national "Confucian church". With

1716-428: The 7th month, so as not to anger the ghosts. Another thing to avoid is sampling any of the food placed on the offering table, as doing this can result in "mysterious illness". Any person attending a show at indoor entertainment venues ( getais ) will notice the first row of chairs is left empty. These seats are reserved for the spirits, and it is considered bad form to sit in them. After an offering has been burnt for

1782-645: The Lotus Family that has the special ability to support those who suffer, in this case the hungry ghost realm that is filled with suffering. This nectar symbolises purification which is able to cleanse all negativities, karma, obscurations, and defilements. In Japanese Buddhism , the Hungry Ghosts are considered to have two variants: the gaki and the jikininki . Gaki (餓鬼) are the spirits of jealous or greedy people who, as punishment for their mortal vices, have been cursed with an insatiable hunger for

1848-427: The altar. A priest will put a triangular paper banner of three colors with special characters on every sacrifice. After the music begins to play, the priest hits the bell to call the hungry ghosts back to the table. He then throws the rice and peaches into the air in all directions to distribute them to the ghosts. During the evening, incense is burnt in front of the doors of households. Incense stands for prosperity,

1914-447: The appariance of external objects is mind-dependent, as they happen to be different at specific times and places across different minds. Since different minds encounter the same objects differently, similar to dreams, these objects do not need to have a physical reality. The author offers an example about a river perceived as clear by humans, but full of pus by hungry ghosts. Thus, the appearances of external objects across different minds

1980-405: The art of hungry ghosts might have provided viewers of a look into the world they inhabit and which they normally do not see clearly. Therefore, the images might offer the insights that hungry ghosts interact with the world of humans from their world and that the human realm is oblivious to these beings affecting them. It is believed that the soul contains elements of both yin and yang . The yin

2046-553: The body of the hungry ghosts is like a hell because they cannot escape their bodies, free to wander the world at will. Vasubandhu , a monk who was one of the founders of the Yogācāra-school of Buddhism, used hungry ghosts in his argumentation of the Mahāyāna thought that "everything in the three realms is nothing but appearance." He argues against the objective reality of external objects (physical and non-physical) by asserting that

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2112-578: The bowels of earth or they live in the midst of humans but go unnoticed by those around them or they choose to distance themselves. There are many legends regarding the origin of hungry ghosts. It is likely that the idea of hungry ghosts originated from ancient Indian culture, where they were referred to as Preta . In the Buddhist tradition, hungry ghosts appear in stories from the Chuan-chi po-yuan ching ("Sutra of One Hundred Selected Legends") that

2178-450: The causal chain ( pratītyasamutpāda ) that leads to the existence of a hungry ghost. At the end of nearly every story the phrase "Work hard to get rid of your mātsarya !" is repeated. In Chinese Buddhism, The World of the Hungry Ghosts (鬼法界, 鬼界) is one of the six domains of the desire realm of Buddhism. The oral tradition of Chinese ancestral worship believes that the ghosts of the ancestors may be granted permission to return to

2244-428: The chant led by the same male voice they had heard on the radio while first trying to drive away. They are compelled to leave their hiding place and enter a house adorned with lit candles, where a large number of people are gathered. In their trance, they hear reassuring words in their mind. They let the villagers strip them down and start having sex on the floor in front of them, then blackout. Melissa and Yul wake up in

2310-508: The dead. They sometimes also loot the corpses they eat for valuables. Nevertheless, jikininki lament their condition and hate their repugnant cravings for dead human flesh. The Hungry Ghosts Scroll kept at the Kyoto National Museum depicts the world of the hungry ghosts and the suffering of these creatures, and contains tales of salvation of the ghosts. The whole scroll has been designated as National Treasure of Japan and it

2376-443: The early modern period. Families also pay tribute to other unknown wandering ghosts so that these homeless souls do not intrude on their lives and bring misfortune. A big feast is held for the ghosts on the 15th day of the seventh month, where people bring samples of food and place them on the offering table to please the ghosts and ward off bad luck. Live shows are also put on and everyone is invited to attend. The first row of seats

2442-604: The feast, to make sure all the hungry ghosts find their way back to hell , people float lanterns on water and set them outside their houses. These lanterns are made by setting a lotus flower-shaped lantern on a piece of board. Hungry ghosts are believed to have found their way back when the lanterns go out. There are many folk beliefs and taboos surrounding the Hungry Ghost Festival . Spirits are thought to be dangerous, and can take many forms, including snakes, moths, birds, foxes, wolves, and tigers. Some can even use

2508-528: The film has a rating average of 4.9 out of 10. The more favorable of the two reviews, from Steve Barton at Dread Central, stated that " Seventh Moon is a badass and at times downright chilling little movie that deserves its rightful place in your home video collection." By contrast, David Nusair at Reelfilm felt that " Seventh Moon ultimately comes off as a missed opportunity that squanders the relatively promising nature of its setup." Elsewhere, genre critics were enthusiastic, with Film School Rejects claiming that

2574-660: The film was "what I Am Legend would have been without CGI. That’s a good thing." Brett Cullum of DVD Verdict called it "an inventive horror flick that reimagines the Asian ghost genre one more time." Youtube Movie Reviewer Phelous critically panned the film for its predictability, awkward and "annoyingly whiny" dialogue, shaky cam, and that it was too dark to see what was going on. Hungry Ghost Model humanity: Main philosophical traditions: Ritual traditions: Devotional traditions: Salvation churches and sects : Confucian churches and sects: Hungry ghost

2640-547: The five most powerful deities (The Jade Emperor , Lord Guan , Tu Di Gong , Mazu and Xi Wangmu ). He is believed to become their voice on earth. A sacrificial altar and a chair are built for a priest either at a street entrance or in front of the village. The Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha sits in front of the chair. Under the chair are plates of rice flour and peaches. Sitting on the altar are three spirit tablets and three funeral banners. After noon, sheep, pigs, chicken, fruits, and cakes are donated by families that are displayed on

2706-420: The generic term for " ghost " or damnation, 鬼 guǐ (i.e. the residual spirit of a deceased ancestor). The understanding is that people first become a regular ghost when they die and then slowly weaken and eventually die a second time. The hungry ghosts, along with animals and hell beings, consists of the three realms of existence no one desires. In these realms it is extremely difficult to be reborn in

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2772-443: The guise of a beautiful man or woman to seduce and possess. One story refers to a ghost which takes the form of a pretty girl and seduces a young man until a priest intervenes and sends the spirit back to hell. It is believed that possession can cause illness and/or mental disorders. During the seventh month of the Chinese calendar , children are advised (usually by an elder in the family) to be home before dark, and not to wander

2838-528: The hungry ghost is important as it has a huge stomach and a throat as narrow as a needle which leaves the hungry ghost in the dilemma of always having appetite but no way to ever satisfy that hunger. The hungry ghost depicted in art in medieval Japan were thought of as "consumer of fires" because they mistook fire for something edible in their constant strive to satisfy their hunger. This only makes their hunger worse, they start to emit fire from their mouths and start to consume even more fire. LaFleur interprets that

2904-489: The idea that hungry ghosts can emerge from neglect or desertion of ancestors. According to the Hua-yen Sutra evil deeds will cause a soul to be reborn in one of six different realms. The highest degree of evil deed will cause a soul to be reborn as a denizen of hell , a lower degree of evil will cause a soul to be reborn as an animal, and the lowest degree will cause a soul to be reborn as a hungry ghost. According to

2970-483: The lowest caste in India. They are regarded as people whose bad stigma comes from their birth and the group they belong to. They represent a group of starving people who are wandering the outside of cities, are homeless and hungry. As most people have adopted an ingrained blindness to this underclass. Furthermore, the bodies of hungry ghosts bear similarities with humans who are deprived of food. This malnourishment causes

3036-707: The mainland, constructing statues of Confucius, Confucian hospitals, restoring temples and sponsoring other activities. In 2009, Zhou Beichen founded the Holy Hall of Confucius ( 孔圣堂 ; Kǒngshèngtáng ) in Shenzhen , inspired by Kang Youwei's idea of the Confucian Church. It is also affiliated with the Federation of Confucian Culture in Qufu , a nationwide movement of congregations and civil organisations that

3102-553: The monk a lesson, so she locked the monk in an empty room all day with no food. She was reborn as a hungry ghost for innumerable lifetimes. The legends often speak of hungry ghosts who, in a previous lifetime, were greedy women who refused to give away food. Other stories in the Buddhist tradition come from Kuei wen mu-lien ching ("The Sutra on the Ghosts Questioning Mu-lien"). One of the stories tells of

3168-406: The monk. The monk was not deceived; he poured out the bowl and left. When the wife died, she was reborn as a hungry ghost. Another such tale is of a man who was giving and kind. One day, he was about to leave his house when a monk came by begging. The man instructed his wife to give the monk some food. After the man left his house, his wife was overcome with greed. She took it upon herself to teach

3234-418: The more incense burnt, the greater one's prosperity. During the festival, shops are closed to leave the streets open for the ghosts. In the middle of each street stands an altar of incense with fresh fruit and sacrifices displayed on it. Behind the altar, monks will sing songs that it is believed only the ghosts can understand. This rite is called shi ge'r , meaning "singing ghost songs". Fifteen days after

3300-493: The open, the creatures keep pursuing Melissa and are nearly on top of her when the moon begins to set, turning the demons into silvery dust. As the sun rises, Melissa sees Yul, fully transformed. He turns to dust. The film was originally released on September 20, 2008 at the Austin Fantastic Fest. It was released on DVD October 6, 2009. Based on just two reviews, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that

3366-410: The participation of many Confucian leaders, a national Church of Confucius ( 孔圣会 ; Kǒngshènghuì ) was established on November 1, 2015; its current spiritual leader is Jiang Qing . The idea of a "Confucian Church" as the state religion of China was proposed in detail by Kang Youwei as part of an early New Confucian effort to revive the social relevance of Confucianism. The idea was proposed at

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3432-511: The process is incomplete, and he is too weak from his injuries to move. He tells Melissa the creatures are already inside his head, and she has to leave or she will be killed. They exchange a final vow of love, Melissa promising to visit Yul's relatives. She puts back on the wedding ring the villagers had taken away from Yul, then leaves the cave sobbing. Soon the moon demons begin to chase her again, but are slowed down by Ping, who sacrifices himself out of guilt to allow Melissa's escape. Once out in

3498-539: The reconstruction of Chinese lineage associations and their ancestral shrines , as well as cults and temples worshiping natural and national gods from other Chinese traditional religions, as part of the revival of Confucianism. Other groups associated with the revival include folk religions or salvationist religions that have a Confucian focus. Confucian churches, for example the Yidan xuetang ( 一耽学堂 ) in Beijing ,

3564-441: The sons died, they were reborn as hungry ghosts. The Avadānaśataka is one of the earliest collections of stories about hungry ghosts and was compiled by a Buddhist monk from northwest India between the second and fourth centuries CE. The stories in this work may have functioned as a prescription for appropriate behaviour. The text is divided into ten "decades", the fifth decade being stories that concern hungry ghosts. This part of

3630-406: The spirits, stepping on or near the burnt area should be avoided, as it is considered an "opening" to the spirit world and touching it may cause the person to be possessed. The English term has often been used metaphorically to describe the insatiable craving of an addict. In Tibetan Buddhism , Hungry Ghosts (Tib. ཡི་དྭགས་, Wyl. yi dwags , Sanskrit : preta ) have their own realm depicted on

3696-434: The streets at night for fear a ghost might possess them. Swimming is thought to be dangerous as well, as spirits are believed to have drowned people. People will generally avoid driving at night, for fear of a "collision", or spiritual offence, which is any event leading to illness or misfortune. While "ghost" is a commonly used term throughout the year, many people use the phrase "backdoor god" or "good brother" instead during

3762-600: The teachings of Confucius . The large community of Confucian literati—who were left without an organization or an outlet for their rituals, values, and identity after the dissolution of state Confucianism, supported such projects. Similar models were also adopted by various newly created Confucian folk religious sects , such as the Xixinshe, the Daode Xueshe, and the Wanguo Daodehui. The Confucian Church

3828-460: The tradition, evil deeds that lead to becoming a hungry ghost are killing, stealing and sexual misconduct. Desire, greed, anger and ignorance are all factors in causing a soul to be reborn as a hungry ghost because they are motives for people to perform evil deeds. The biggest factor is greed as hungry ghosts are ever discontent and anguished because they are unable to satify their feelings of greed. Some traditions imagine hungry ghosts living inside

3894-422: The viewer the chance to witness the truth of dukkha . The realm of the hungry ghosts is just one above that of the beings in naraka, however, while the hungry ghosts are not directly in hell their body is constituted by a hunger that they cannot satisfy due to the nature of their bodies, having big bellies and the throat of a needle. Whereas the hell have walls that keep the beings in a permanent state of torture,

3960-401: The village are boarded up and live animals are left as offerings along the empty streets. The locals start chanting something unintelligible from behind the doors. The couple returns to the car and decides to drive away without Ping, trying to find the way back to the city. They meet a wounded stranger on the road. Helping him, they are attacked and chased by pale creatures. They seek shelter in

4026-485: The villagers. Ping says Yul did a very brave thing by letting himself be taken to save his wife. After an enraged Melissa starts to savagely beat him for his betrayal, Ping reveals that Yul is still alive, as the moon demons need a live human to be turned into one of them. Despite Ping's warnings, Melissa goes after her husband, following a trail of candles to the cave where she finds the moon demons standing still waiting for Yul to bleed out. Yul has begun to transform though

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4092-452: The world of the living at a certain time of the year. If the spirits are hungry and not given sufficient offerings by their living relatives, they take what they can from the world. A festival called the Hungry Ghost Festival ( simplified Chinese : 盂兰盆 ; traditional Chinese : 盂蘭盆 ; pinyin : Yúlánpén is held to honor the hungry ancestor ghosts and food and drink is put out to satisfy their needs. The Hungry Ghost Festival

4158-429: Was founded in 1912 by a disciple of Kang, Chen Huanzhang, and within a few years it established 132 branches in China. From 1913 to 1916, an important debate took place about whether Confucianism should become the state religion ( guo jiao ) and thus be inscribed in the constitution of China. This did not occur and anti-religious campaigns in the 1920s led to a full dissolution of the Confucian church. While Kang's idea

4224-756: Was not realized in China, it was carried forward in Hong Kong and among overseas Chinese people. The Hong Kong branch of Kang's movement became known as the " Confucian Academy " ( 孔教学院 ), while the Indonesian branch became the Supreme Council for the Confucian Religion in Indonesia . Members believe in Tian , with Confucius as the prophet ( Indonesian : nabi ). Chinese people in

4290-400: Was possibly part of a set of scrolls depicting the six realms which was kept at Sanjūsangen-dō . LaFleur comments that these depictions symbolise that hungry ghosts are not just hungry but they are constituted by their very hunger. Unlike mankind's hunger that comes and goes for hungry ghosts "there is only an ongoing, alleviated gnawing of the stomach and parching of the throat." The body of

4356-549: Was unified in 2015 as the Church of Confucius ( 孔圣会 ; Kǒngshènghuì ). Chinese folk religion's temples and kinship ancestral shrines sometimes choose Confucian liturgy during special occasions (that is called 儒 rú , or sometimes 正统 zhèngtǒng ; ' orthoprax ritual style'), led by Confucian ritual masters ( 礼生 ; lǐshēng ) who worship the gods enshrined, instead of Taoist or other popular rituals. "Confucian businessmen" ( rushang ; 'learned businessman')

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