Monlam Prayer Festival

Monlam Prayer Festival
Pilgrims at Jokhang, Lhasa during Monlam
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese默朗木祈愿大法会
Traditional Chinese孟蘭祈願大法會
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMòlǎng Mù Qíyuàn Dàfǎhuì
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese传召法会
Traditional Chinese傳召法會
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChuánzhào Fǎhuì
Tibetan name
Tibetanསྨོན་ལམ་
Transcriptions
WylieSmon-lam

Monlam, also known as The Great Prayer Festival, falls on the 4th to 11th day of the 1st Tibetan month in Tibetan Buddhism.

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