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Tibetan Folk Ritual Cultural Studies

Posted on:2011-03-14Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:D J WanFull Text:PDF
GTID:1115360308480522Subject:Tibetology
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this paper,Mainly discusses the Tibetan folk Sacrifice culture.Sacrifice culture steeped Tibetan people's culture information in ancient times, it is an important component of Tibetan culture. still,play an important role in life. In Tibetan worship is very popular, both senior monks and ordinary people are well aware of the importance of worship.For the general public, the Sacrifice is part of their livesIn this paper,Mainly discusses the Tibetan folk Sacrifice culture.Sacrifice culture steeped Tibetan people's culture information in ancient times, it is an important component of Tibetan culture. still,play an important role in life. In Tibetan worship is very popular, both senior monks and ordinary people are well aware of the importance of worship.For the general public, the Sacrifice is part of their lives. Smoke of "bsang" from the roof of the morning, Offerings before the Buddha at home, the roof of the streamer, Whitehead, etc. are all sacrifices Worship is the importance of in the ordinary people life. This article, Through a variety of perspectives, trying to sacrifice a comprehensive discussion of Tibetan Sacrifice culture.the pattern of the article As follows:Introduction to the main part of the first chapter defines the object of study, By comparing the worship in Western culture, Chinese culture, Tibetan culture, Come aspects and characteristics of Tibetan Sacrifice cultural. Tibetan ritual culture is part of everyday life, is a way of life. General it can not belong to a religion or belief, it is in the process of historical development of Tibetan, gradually formed in the mixed masses of the people, diverse cultural phenomenon General it can not belong to a religion or belief. It is in the process of development of Tibetan history, in the masses of the people Gradually formed the cultural phenomenon of mixed, diverse. Tibetan ritual culture is popular in the Tibetan population. It is a religious practices to deal with the Spirits and gods.The ritual objects is the spirits and gods,closely related to people's production and living, Those who worship and ritual objects are alliance partners. People through worship of these gods and Spirits exist anywhere, to eliminate these negative effects, or rely on these to against the evil forces and make life happiness, prosperity, disease-free, without disaster. This kind of behavior to sacrifice variety of Goods, to please the gods and Spirits. Tibetan ritual culture is not a belief system and cultural factors formed the background to a single, Including integration of the Tibetan prehistoric beliefs, Bon, Tibetan Buddhism's beliefs and rituals.This sacrificial Relative to Systematic, institutionalized worship in temple and "Official" organization of the festival, known as the "great tradition". It is the Little tradition closely linked to the Tibetan people's lives, Generations in folk; By the Personal, family, clan, tribe, village and local community to the existence of the main; In ceremony, festival, folk activities in order to maintain form. With the simplicity, mystery, local characters. It Is not completely opposed the Temple of Sacrifice,.they are the interaction and fusion of the relationship. Chapter II worship of God,zan,lue. This chapter based on a number of ritual texts, discussed the worship in the Tibetan Bon religion and cultural background. "bsang", "blood sacrifice"and worship of "Lue"Which has had a profound impact on civil sacrificial culture. "bsang" is a common practice in Tibetan areas of sacrificial way, has a long history. It is evolved purification ceremony when the Bon period or earlier. Later, Combined with the Buddhist "fire Offering" And other appropriate ceremonies, Into the thinking of the Buddhist Shrine. Before the introduction of Buddhism, "bsang" more of a purification of the meaning of its name which is also slightly evident. Buddhism after the "bsang" This sacrifice is burned for more material support offerings to worship the gods of fire power. After Buddhism,the "bsang" is burned for more material support offerings to worship the gods bye fire power. So now popular in Tibet, "bsang" ritual is a multi-cultural phenomenon, Can not General view that it is the original religion, Bon or Buddhist ritual ceremony.The chapters of Third and four, Discusses the Tibetan ritual culture based on Sacrifice of the spatial relationship. Chapterâ…¢, Discussed the Collective Sacrifice in villages, tribes and other geographical space Chapter IV, Discussed The private worship in family unit. Chapter V, Discussed the Worship in Kamiyama and holy lake. This chapter mainly discussed the Worship in pilgrimage the mountains and spinning Lake To all the people. Ritual acts are:Wind Horse Prayer flags Festival, bsang, Bag ceremonies. Chapter VI, discussed the Tibetan folk Sacrificial and the cultural identity of Tibetan folk ritual. Chapter VII, Functional analysis of Tibetan cultural festival. Concludes with a list of four cases, Apart from the village of Shigatse Ban Jue Lun Village Sacrifice culture is based on information other people wrote, The remaining three Cases writted by my field-survey based on information. Hopes to study this issue to sort out a comprehensive development of Tibetan culture of Folk Sacrifice, sacrificial type, procedures, patterns, and the meaning and effect in public life.Research method applied literature and field survey. Literature major collection of Chinese documents, Tibetan data and information in English, emphasis on the use of Tibetan new documents. Field survey, the main application method is involved in the investigation, depth interview to obtain first-hand information, as the paper's supplement. Writing in the paper the Combined the combination of specific micro and macro research paper discusses. Select folk data from the three major Tibetan, Form a relatively complete picture of Folk Sacrifice in Tibet, Reached its common features. To microscopic analysis, came the Personality characteristics by folk culture of worship.On the Holism, To anthropology in the "great tradition" and the "little tradition" Comparative analysis of ideas, Analysis the relationship between Tibetan cultural festival to the Primitive religion, Bon, Tibetan Buddhism,and the characteristics of Tibetan folk culture festival. Tibetan folk culture festival has its own characteristics, it can not be generally attributed to the original religion, Bon or Tibetan Buddhism (the great tradition). It is in the process of development has always been the big influence of great tradition, but also the relationship between them is the interaction and mutual exclusive, folk culture festival is passive in most cases, but it is a kind of relatively stable cultural traditions. Its heritage is the same strain. This is also the "little tradition" a feature of culture. Because of the evolution of culture mainly refers to Transformation and change of Great tradition. The little tradition remain in the public with Stealth characteristics of a relatively,as the intrinsic properties of cultural heritage. As the Tibetan folk cultural festival, Either Bon or Buddhism are not completely rule out or to change this cultural phenomenon, Just starting from their own religious identity of subtle changes.
Keywords/Search Tags:folk Sacrifice, regional God, Wind Horse, bsang, aquarius festival
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