Ullambana is a Sanskrit word, which means to rescue the souls of the dead from the sufferings. Originally, the ritual of Ullambana was to offer basins full of flowers and fruits to the Sangha on the15th day of the seventh month. It is said that it was taught by the Buddha to his disciple, Mahamaudgalyayana (also known as Mulien,目連), as an effective way for saving his mother from the state of being a hungry ghost. Based on this Buddhist legend and combined with the Confucian teachings of filial piety, the Ullambana has become the rituals of saving the ancestors on the Ghost Festival.

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