伏虎禅师:从民间信仰到民俗文化

Fuhu Chan Master:From Folk Belief to Folk Culture

伏虎禅师信仰广泛流传在闽西客家地区,信众很多。伏虎禅师信仰经过历代官方、民间共同努力,成为了人文积淀深厚、事迹生动活泼、信俗活动独特的伏虎文化。伏虎禅师作为客家的保护神,其信俗特征融合了民间艺术、地域文化、宗教科仪等,具有客家精神传播、历史文化研究、宗族联谊、道德教化、娱乐审美等多方面价值。

Fuhu Chan master(Fuhu means subduing the tiger in Chinese)becomes one kind of belief that spreads widely in western Fujian province where the Hakkas live and possesses many believers.The belief of Fuhu Chan master,after common efforts from officials and local folks for generations,has become the Fuhu culture,in which the cultural heritage is profound,the story is active and vivid,and the folk activity of belief is unique.Fuhu Chan master is regarded as the patron saint of the Hakkas,and the folk activities of its belief combine the characteristics of local art,regional culture,and religious procedures etc.,possessing multiple values such as spreading the spirit of the Hakkas,research of history and culture,the clan fellowship,moral education,and entertainment aesthetic etc.