Where does “Obon” come from?

Obon (English) comes from Japanese お盆, from Japanese 盆, from Japanese 盂蘭盆, from Middle Chinese 盂蘭盆.

Obon (English): A Japanese festival to honor the spirits of one's ancestors

Definitions

  1. A Japanese festival to honor the spirits of one's ancestors

Ancestry of “Obon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseお盆a tray
2Japanese盆a tray; a flat earthenware pot, bowl, or basin;...
3Japanese盂蘭盆A Buddhist observance honoring the spirits of...
4Middle Chinese盂蘭盆—
Every word from Middle Chinese 盂蘭盆 →Every word from Japanese 盂蘭盆 →Every word from Japanese 盆 →