利用道教文字创造的民族文字

The National Characters Created from the Characters of Taoism

中原的原始宗教道教发展出一套特殊的文字，云篆、反书、倒书等，它的特殊形体以及宗教背景给中国的文化带来了巨大影响。它依托神秘力量深入周边民族中去，由于民俗信仰相互贯通，从而从仪式到内容自然衔接。周边少数民族在接受道教因素的同时，不同程度地利用道教文字，创制本民族文字。党项人首次仿照真文创制西夏文，彝族、水族则从文字方向着手，充分利用反左书、倒书，成片制作本族所需的文字。少数民族的文字的来源是多方面的，主要依靠俗字满足需要，但是道教文字是一个重要来源，在某些文字中甚至是主要来源。

A special kind of characters,such as Yunzhuan,Fanshu,Daoshu,etc,originates from Taoism,the primitive religion in Central Plains.Its special shape and religious background has a great impact on Chinese culture.As the common folk belief,the characters go deeply into ethnic neighborhoods by religious ceremonies.When the minorities accept the Taoism culture,they also create their own characters by referring to that of Taoism’s to varying degrees.Dangxiang people create Xixia characters after Zhenwen.Yizu and Shuizu create their own characters after Fanzuoshu and Daoshu.The characters of minorities have wide-ranging sources,mainly from the Suzi.However,the characters of Taoism are an important one,even as a main one for some characters.