The Research Of Religious Life Of Yunnan People In Tachileik

Chinese in Southeast Asia has been a hot field in Chinese studies, but we are lack of the studies about Myanmar.Because it has been closed for a long time. Today, the opening up of Myanmar, just provide us with an opportunity to study Chinese in Myanmar.In the survey, I found religious beliefs and concepts deeply into all aspects of life in the local Chinese, and produced some significant changes. The reasons for these changes and their impact will help us to better understand Chinese society in Myanmar.July2013, I was fortunate to come to the city of the Golden Triangle of the Thai-Myanmar border-Tachileik. and it carried out before and after nearly seven months of fieldwork.Tachileik most Chinese have come from the mountains of Yunnan, they have the same root of religion, customs with Yunnan people. Now it is in transition and opening period, the Chinese in Tachileik face greater challenges and opportunities. This article focuses on the Yunnan Chinese-groups and religious life, as well as significant changes which affect these changes on their place in their faith. Specifically, the paper mainly discusses the following aspects:1.The first part introduces Tachileik religious situation, folk beliefs and Buddhist faith. And pointed out that the reason for its existence.2.The second part discusses the Tachileik folk beliefs and significant changes occurred in Buddhism and pointed out the reasons for change.3.The third part, which analyzes the impact of the above changes brought about positive and negative affect.This article is a field study of the Overseas Chinese Han society religion. Hoping to provide a transition in Myanmar Yunnan Chinese-religious understanding in society. Of course, this understanding might be biased, and quite a lot of shortcomings, but also accurately reflects my religious and ethnic identity, seen in traditional and modern, cultural needs and adaptation issues such thoughts.