小乘佛教在傣族地区城市化进程中的生境

Situation of Hinayana Buddhism in the Process of Urbanization

随着城市化进程向我国边境地区的推进,地处东盟前沿的云南省德宏、西双版纳等地也由原来的政治军事前沿一跃而为对外开放的门户。然而当人们享受着物质文化带来的欢愉时,作为其民族符号标志的佛教文化却面临着严峻的考验。因此有必要采取相应措施,使傣族佛教文化获得合法性与认同感,并致力将其中的优秀成分转化成具有意义的文化价值,找到在城市化进程中的生存环境。

Dehong and Xishuangbanna, the frontier of ASEAN, have changed their former political and military frontier to be the opening gateway as the process of urbanization advancing to the boundary areas of China. The people in these areas have enjoyed material pleasure, the Buddhist cultures, the mark of the national cultures＇, have been challenged, however. It is essential to take measures to get the legitimacy and identity of Dai people＇s Buddhist cultures and convert the excellent parts into the cultural value so that the significance of the cultures can be recognized during the process of urbanization.