Laba festival falls on the eighth day of the 12th month
according to the Chinese lunar calendar. It is a Buddhist tradition
of more than 1,000 years in China to eat porridge on Laba, the day
Sakyamuni achieved immortality.
Cooks prepare Laba porridge made of 29
ingredients in the kitchen in Yonghegong Lama Temple before serving
it to local residents in Beijing, January 15, 2008.
A Buddhist monk serves Laba porridge to local
residents at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, January 15,
2008.
Buddhist monks serve Laba porridge to local
residents at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, January 15,
2008.
Buddhist monks serve Laba porridge to local
residents at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing, January 15,
2008.
A visitor eats Laba porridge at Yonghegong
Lama Temple in Beijing, January 15, 2008.
A visitor eats Laba porridge at Yonghegong Lama Temple in
Beijing, January 15, 2008.
A photographer takes pictures of the Yonghegong Lama Temple in
Beijing amid morning mist, January 15, 2008.
(China Daily January 15, 2008)
