试探“堆尼玛”和“敖包”的起源

Tracing the Origins of Tibetan and Mongolian Cairns

文章通过部分文献资料和实物资料分析“玛尼堆”和“敖包”的起源。笔者认为有关这两种不同文“化象征”的起源涉及远古的中原文化、印度文化、蒙族文化以及藏族文化。藏传佛教在蒙古地区的兴起标志“着血祭敖包”的结束,也标志“着敖包”“和玛尼堆”的另外一种相互包容关系的发展。因此,从某种意义上讲“,敖包”和“玛尼堆”是千古传诵蒙藏民族深深友谊的一种象征与标志。

This article traces the origins of Tibetan material and concrete objects. The author thinks that the and Mongolian cairns by origins of the symbols of analyzing some literature the two different cultures are involved in ancient Chinese, Indian, Mongolian, as well as Tibetan culture. Tibetan Buddhism becoming popular in Mongolian area not only indicates the end of Mongolian blood sacrificing cairn, but also promotes the mutual acceptance relation of Tibetan and Mongolian cairns. Therefore, in a sense, the cairns are the symbol of the profound friendship between Tibetan and Mongolian people.