Ethical Thoughts In "Bax Deib" Belief Of Miao Nationality

The “bax deib” is the appellation of the wizard in Miao nationality who presides over the religious activities,distributing in the eastern dialectal area of western Hunan,eastern Guizhou and so on.Based on the concept of Animism,the “bax deib” belief in Miao nationality is one kind of the primitive religions or folk beliefs,which has always had a profound and wide influence on the production and life of the Miao people.Not only has it shaped its worshipers' faith and personality,but it has also regulated their moral behavior and ethical value orientation.The basic situation of the “bax deib” belief in Longbi village is in line with the prevailing “bax deib” belief and with the local ethical characteristics,which can provide valuable investigation materials for the study of “bax deib” belief and its ethical thought.The “bax deib” belief contains abundant and valuable ethical thoughts.In the ecological ethical thought of revering nature and lives and complying with nature and rules,the “bax deib” belief has already established a strong sense of ecological protection and persuaded Miao people to keep it in mind and abide strictly by it.Family ethics is composed of affined ethics and consanguineous ethics.The former is headed by conjugal ethics between husband and wife;and the latter is mainly based on the filial piety ethics between parents and children.And regarding “bax deib” belief as the transmission channel,the ideology in the family ethics gradually blends into the Miao people's daily life,shapes their values of life,and ultimately is internalized to become the Miao people's self-conscious moral behavior norm.Each profession has a specific ethical code of conduct in its own field.The “bax deib” fulfills his duties,and at the same time sets an example of moral model to teach other practitioners to consciously abide by their own professional ethical norms.The “bax deib” belief has three characteristics: the miscibility in content and form,the consanguineous group characteristic in value orientation,and the ordeal authority in evaluation mode.Whether in the historical period or in the present era,the “bax deib” belief always emphasizes the improvement of the moral quality of the Miao people.In the process of carrying forward and cultivating the national spirit,we should try our best to realize the internalization and the outward appearance of the ethical thought in “bax deib” belief of Miao nationality.It is beneficial to enhance the ecological moral consciousness,to build the harmonious family relationship and to enhance the individual professional moral quality,which is the practical measure to raise the ideological and moral level of the Miao people,to strengthen the ethical and moral construction of the Miao nationality and even the whole society.