An Anthropoloical Study Of Dan-sin Of The Dai In Jingmai Village,lancang County

From the perspective of cultural anthropology,the aim of the research is the social fact of Dan-sin of the Dai in Jingmai village,Pu'er,Yunnan.The research background is the religious ceremony and the local belief of the Theravada Buddhism.It shows that the basic tenets of Theravada Buddhism strengthen the religious morality of Buddhism in the Dai society through behavior practice and merit accumulation in Dai society.The set of Buddhist moral concepts has been incorporated into Dai social organization and structure,combined with the traditional beliefs with the ancestor worship as the core,and jointly formed the order of the social structure and cultural symbols of the Jingmai,namely " Bun of the Dai ".Based on the analysis and comparison of Dan and Sin in the traditional religious activities of Jingmai,according to the Process-Practice theory and the method of social situation research,from the description of the interaction between religious ceremony and daily life,the paper focuses on the relevant practical behaviors of the Dai people in Jingmai,such as gifts,etiquette,appearance,etc.This paper attempts to outline the relationship between the basic social order and structure of Dai society and the relationship of ethics and morality,and then to think about how to adjust and maintain the development of the traditional Dai society in the modern society.On the one hand,it discusses how the religious rituals of "Dan" and "Sin" have been influenced the social behavior and structure of the Dai through the construction process of behavior practice,and become the foundation of Jingmai Dai's society.The full text includes four chapters: introduction,text and conclusion.Among them,the introduction part respectively describes the reasons for the topic selection,research significance,literature review,discussion of core concepts,research methods,research ideas and framework,and field introduction.The first chapter is a general overview of the history and current situation of the Dai of Jingmai.Based on its geographical and historical characteristics,the author points out the academic value and significance in Dai studies,ethnological anthropology studies and cross-border ethnic studies in Southeast Asia area.The second chapter describes the whole process and main contents of the ceremony.Starting from the view of Jingmai Dai society,this paper regards Dan-Sin as a complete ritual process,including the three months of Yuan residence,Kawasa and Owasa at both ends,and 14 Fuxing rituals,and tries to explain the significance of the star worship from the perspective of the villagers of Dai and the basic characteristics of sina.In the third chapter,the author tries to make a comparative analysis from the perspective of Buddha's dimension and the Buddha's ceremony held at the same time.This chapter presents a detailed description of the rite.The paper outlines the process of the coexistence of Buddhism and stars and points out the relationship between them.The above content is an informative description of the fields of Dan-Sin and Dana in Jingmai village.The fourth chapter makes a concrete analysis of the practice of Dana of Jingmai Dai ethnic group.Through the comparative study and distinction of Dana,it makes a deep understanding of the religious and cultural matters of Dan-sin in Buddhism and the social and cultural structure of Dai ethnic group.Starting from the discussion of "spiritual gift" initiated by mose's "gift",this paper discusses the economic,social and spiritual aspects of the Dai society under the influence of the behavior of the Sin.Furthermore,the paper deeply discusses the contrast between the collective and individual concepts of Jingmai Dai society,which are built up by Dan and Sin.At last,the thesis tries to show the characteristics of the social hierarchy of Jingmai Dai from the perspective of sina and Buddhas.In the conclusion,based on the study of the ritual activities and behaviors of the Dai in Jingmai,the author finds that the traditional social structure and order of the Dai are not only the horizontal axis social order based on the kinship system centered on "mine",but also the model of pagoda shaped three-dimensional social structure combined with the vertical axis social order based on the human and gods.Therefore,"Bun of the Dai'" is the tradition,the civilization and politeness of Buddhism,and the real characteristic of the Dai.