Diffusion And Transformation Of Tibetan Buddhism In Wu Shenqi Region, Inner Mongolia

This paper, from perspective of anthropology, discusses the process of diffusion and transformation of Tibetan Buddhism in Wu Shenqi Region, which reflects the life of local herdsmen in the community, via the history track of Ga Lutu Temple, and raises a great deal of problems that Tibetan Buddhism has bee facing, which are not only caused by the defects of religion itself, but also about the continuance of its traditional culture.The preface discusses the reason, meaning and the methods of study in this paper, and also gives a brief documental review about the researches in Tibetan Buddhism.Chapter 1 mainly discusses the twisty history of Tibetan Buddhism when came out and developed in Qinghai and Tibet. Moreover, it explains the process of diffusion of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolian region, based on the changing policies of religion crossing Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty.Chapter 2 briefly introduces the mode of regionalism in Inner Mongolia and Wu Shenqi Region, as well as local history and ethnographic characteristics.Chapter 3 discusses the history track of foundation and relocation of Ga Lutu Temple in detail, the vital and close relationship with local herdsmen of Ga Lutu Temple; and describes the relation between the Temple and Wu Shen zhao, to which it affiliates formally, but separately in fact.Chapter 4 mainly introduces the process of demolishing and rebuilding of Ga Lutu Temple, especially on the life of Lama and their annual gathering, through which presents the irreplaceable position of the temple in both people's daily and spiritual life.Chapter 5, as come the modern society, Ga Lutu Temple has been facing a series of problems which include being hard to find a reincarnated soul boy and lacking of young Lama, thus makes the annual gathering go unsmooth. In addition, the rapid changes of natural and social environment make Ga Lutu Temple always be in a critical position.In short, Tibetan Buddhism has a positive effect which being indispensable to the development of culture in Wu Shenqi Region, and significant to the overall culture of Mongolia. And finally put forward some proposals for the advancing of temples.