Celebratoin Zula Khyral

     One of the main Buddhist religious celebratoins Zula Khural, or Feast of thousands of lamps (from the Buryat Zula - Lamp, an icon lamp, Hural - divine service). The holiday is celebrated in the 25 th day of the first winter month of the lunar calendar.

       In Buddhism, it is a day of memory about the day care Nirvana founder of the Gelugpa school of Tibetan, reformer and philosopher Je Tsongkhapa (1357-1419).

    Gelug School, to which belongs the majority of Buddhists of Russia belongs to the Mahayana ("Greater Vehicle"), which sets at the heart of teaching activity for the benefit of all sentient beings.

    Lama Tsongkhapa is revered in Tibet as the second Buddha and two of his works - "Lamrim" (dedicated to the general Mahayana path) and "Nagrim" (dedicated to the path of Secret Mantra) - cover the spiritual practice of Buddhism in its entirety. Tsongkhapa himself at the end of life of future disciples asked not to be sad that they have not met him in person, and to read the two works mentioned, it would be tantamount to a personal meeting.

      During the celebration Zula Khural laity bring offerings to the temples of thousands of teacher. As a rule, it is milk, tea, sweets and oil for lamps, symbolizing teaching. At nightfall, in and around the temples taken burn a thousand lamps (Zula), which highlight the way Buddhist thousandfold suppressing ignorance. Thus, the Buddhists worship their indigenous teachers, parents, relatives and all those who are dear in this life, wishing all living beings a better fate.

    It is believed that the rod shaped Zula is a human body, and the oil in the oil lamp, symbolizes human suffering. Burning, Zula purifies our negative manifestations, sins, bringing with it peace and tranquility.