Refers to the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month (the twelfth lunar month), the day when Lord Buddha became enlightened. On Laba day, porridge is cooked with rice, beans and other grains and dates, millet, lotus seeds and other dried fruits. Legend has it that Sakyamuni became enlightened on this day, so the temple cooks porridge for the Buddha on this day. Laba porridge: In our country, December 8th of the lunar calendar was designated as the Laba day in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. See "Jingchu Suishiji". Chinese Buddhists believe that Buddha Sakyamuni became enlightened on December 8, which is called the "Laba Festival". Indians are good at cooking porridge, especially chyle. The origin of Laba porridge can be traced back to the eve of Sakyamuni's enlightenment. "The Collection of Sutras on the True Life of the Buddha" says: Before Sakyamuni became a monk, he practiced asceticism for six years and gained nothing, so he gave up his asceticism and accepted the milk offered by the cowherd girl. He recovered his physical strength and walked towards the right path of seeking liberation through wisdom. Therefore, porridge is valued by monks. It is said that "porridge is a good medicine, praised by the Buddha, has three kinds of righteousness, and has ten benefits." (Qi Ji's "Porridge Shu" of the Five Dynasties) Documentary records of Laba porridge were first seen in the notes of Song Dynasty people. Meng Yuanlao's "Tokyo Menghua Lu·December" records: "On the eighth day of the lunar month...all major temples held Buddha bathing ceremonies, and sent Qibao and five-flavor porridge to the disciples, which is called Laba porridge." "Meng Liang Lu" and "Wulin Records" There are similar records in . Laba porridge, also known as Buddha porridge, is cooked with exquisite fruits and vegetables. It is delicious and nutritious and is a favorite among the people. The specific configuration method is recorded in "Yanjing Years' Records" by Fucha Dunchong of the Qing Dynasty, which you can refer to. There is also a saying that Laba porridge developed from "fasting rice". In ancient times, monks used baskets to collect food along the door and carried it back to the temple. When there is more than enough food, the food is dried and stored. On the morning of the Laba Festival, it is used to make porridge to reward and bless those who believe in giving. Therefore, there is a saying among the people that "a thousand days of fasting, one day of Laba porridge". Laba porridge (Miscellaneous name) On the eighth day of December in Tokyo during the Song Dynasty, major temples in the capital would offer porridge with seven treasures and five flavors. It's called Laba porridge. See Tianzhongji. The twelfth volume of Jialu of the Qing Dynasty also says: "In the records of the year of Jingchu, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month was the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. Wei and Taiwan visited the Han Dynasty to discuss Xu La, the Wei to Chou La, and the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month to be Lafei. The annals of various countries in the Western Regions say that the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month in India is the twelfth lunar month, and the calendar of the Tang Dynasty considers the twelfth lunar month as the twelfth lunar month, so the eighth day is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. Wu Zimu's book Mengliang records that the monastery calls it the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. The Eight Great Temples and other temples all have five-flavor porridge, which is called Laba porridge. Another dream is recorded in Tokyo Menghua Lu: on the eighth day of December, the monks and monasteries gave the disciples seven kinds of five-flavor porridge to drink, which was called Laba porridge. Poetry: Nowadays, Buddhists feed each other more porridge, but Juejiang Village is keeping things fresh. Zhoumi Wulin's old story says: Temples and people all have Laba porridge, which is made with walnuts, pine nuts, mushrooms, persimmons and millet. Sun Guofu also visited Yandu in December. On the eighth day, people make Laba porridge, which is mixed with rice and fruits. The one with more rice and fruits is the winner. The small preface of Wuman Yunjiang's rural festival poem says: Laba porridge in Hangzhou is called Qibao porridge. This monk offers it in his house, and now it is also served in the living room. The poem says: Shuanggong learned the cooking method of the monks, and the tile bowl was filled with sugarcane. Mo Xiao said that there was less hazelnut and millet this year, and the nine county annals also said: on December 8th, vegetables and fruits were eaten. The rice porridge is called Laba porridge. "Li Fu's poem about Laba porridge says: "The porridge on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is a mixture of seven treasures and five kinds of fragrant mixture. This trend has not been eradicated, and it is still used in the poor year. This morning, I can't eat it. My family lives in the south of the city, where the hungry people gather in two temples (in the Kaiyuan period, the two temples set up porridge factories to help the poor). The men and women were shouting, and the young and old were weeping. I couldn't see this, and it made me sad. What a disadvantage. Therefore, if we have enough money, we will be able to give alms on a per-household basis. If you are a noble man, I would like to borrow a lot of grain, but the people will not be able to repay it. What's the point of getting money from the land? Relying on the power of great kindness, the family members are like porridge, and they are looking forward to steaming the grains of the people."