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Pchum ben was originally related to the Chol Vassa festival, celebrating the end of the rainy season Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Pchum ben was originally related to the Chol Vassa festival, celebrating the end of the rainy season.
During the reign of Jayavarman VII, the monks walked to ask for alms regardless of the weather during the rainy season, injuring themselves in bad conditions.
Being a firm Buddhist King. He felt compelled to provide to the monks medicines, food, shelter and clothing, asking them not to give alms for three months during this period. What has become a tradition, with stories and tales created around the party.
A story tells the story of a powerful monk flying over hell on a giant lotus open, unarmed and preaching dharma to the souls of the dead. He saw that they were suffering from the fires of hell, starvation and disease. On his return he informed their loved ones, their parents were living in suffering
Saying that in order to free them from their pain from hell, the living must do good deeds and offerings to the monks.
Yama the king of hell will release them for 14 days. All souls cursed so that they may reap the good deeds of their descendants and savour earthly food (far from the famine of underworld)
This monk told King Jayavarman VII to order all the inhabitants of the nation to celebrate Kan ben, dedicating 15 days to their parents who died during the rainy season. The tradition of Kan ben and Pchum ben has existed since then
Since then, many cakes and candy plants have been prepared to honour our elders and bring them to the monks
Based on a number of documents indicated that in the period of Jayavarman VII, Cambodia practiced Hinduism and most of its materials were associated with religion, for example, Num Ansom.
In Hinduism, the Num Ansom represents as Shivalinga, while Num Kom represents as Yoni-Sakthi, consort of Shiva. That is why we always see this kind of Num Ansom in the festival, along with “Num Kom”, a traditional Khmer cake. Because of Hinduism is embedded in every Khmer mindset (Buddhism does not bring the cakes to throw or worship, there is only Hinduism), Khmer people only offer these cakes to the monks, which makes the two religions mixed together as we see today.
“Num Ansom” have been existed from ancient times in traditional Khmer bakery and have been seen in this way in Khmer traditional festivals such as Khmer New Year. Pchum Ben, Wedding ceremonies, and some other religious ceremonies. The way that brings these cakes goes to pagodas during Pchum Ben festival as well as other festivals associated with Hinduism.
