A Study Of The Narration Of The Avalokitesvara Of The Bai People:Based On The Fieldwork In Shimen Of Yunlong County,Yunnan Province

The Bai People's Avalokitesvara narrative in Shimen of Yunlong County,Yunnan Province,and surrounding areas.is a description of the relationship between the local people and Avalok:itesvara.These narratives include oral and written texts,and private events and experiences related to Avalokitesvara in daily life.The former is a narration of Avalokitesvara as a literary story,that is,literary narrative.The latter is the Avalokitesvara narrative of life events,that is,non-literary narrative.The two differ in narrative techniques and belief experiences,and are integrated in the narrative of the interaction between gods and humans.Thus,they constitute Avalokitesvara narrative as a whole,and exist as a local belief practice.On the one hand,there are differences between two narratives.As a literary story,the Avalokitesvara narrative reflects the common understanding of Avalokitesvara in the regional group through the fictional and exaggerated description of the group's understanding.In the narratives of different individuals,there are different interpretations of the same core and different aspects.The literary nature is distinct.The Avalokitesvara narrative as a life event has a great power of interpretation for the individual,showing the individual's understanding of himself and the world around him.Because it is generated and spread in social communities with certain geographical and kinship,it has authenticity and local characteristics,and its life attributes are prominent.On the other hand,there is a fusion of two narratives.The Avalokitesvara narrative as a literary story and the Avalokitesvara narrative as a life event have a narrative theme and a narrative logic.They presuppose the conviction of Avalokitesvara's presence and jointly tell the interaction between Goddess and God between Avalokitesvara and the people.Non-literary narratives with distinct personal characteristics show people's understanding of literary narratives and promote literary narrative renewal.The literary narrative with distinctive collective characteristics is generated and circulated under the impetus of strong individuals,providing'footnotes or echoes for non-literary narratives.In this process,the two narratives jointly construct the local people's practice of Avalokitesvara belief.The Avalokitesvara narrative is not only the interpretation and understanding of Avalokitesvara belief,but also the guidance of faith practice.It is itself a concrete expression of Avalokitesvara belief practice.Avalokitesvara narrative and Avalokitesvara beliefs exist together.At the same time,in the sense that folk literature is folk life,Avalokitesvara narrative,which combines aesthetic literary attributes and non-aesthetic life attributes,is a way of life in folklore.