纳木依帕子超长幅图经《措布鲁古》初探

A preliminary study of “Tsoburuku”,a pictographic scripture of Numuyi ritual priests

纳木依藏族帕子使用的超长幅图经《措布鲁古》,是一种图画经书,既是"为亡灵指路,送亡灵回归祖居地"的路票,又是记录纳木依藏族迁徙的路线图。它记载了纳木依藏族从远古走来,东征迁徙至金沙江、雅砻江、大渡河等三江流域的艰难历程,是一部具有厚重的民间信仰的神话色彩的图画文献。

This paper describes and analyzes the pictographic scripture ＂Tsoburuku＂ used by Namuyi Tibetan ritual priests. The manu- script measures 980 cm long and 20 cm wide. It is divided into 128 sections and contains a total of 3,600 pictographic tangka paint- ings. This pictographic scripture is designed to guide departed spirits as they retreat to their ancestral homes. It also serves to describe the Namuyi Tibetans＇ migration route, committing to writing the arduous process by which the Namuyi Tibetans in ancient times roamed westward until they reached the valleys of the Jinsha River, the Yalong River and the Dadu River. The ＂Tsoburuku,＂ a majestic Namuyi epic with a rich mythological flavor, has piqued the interest of scholars the world over.