云南孟连县景信乡回俄村傣族祈福仪式探析

An Analysis of Dai People’s Prayer Ceremony in Jingxin Town,Menglian County,Yunnan Province

孟连傣族既信仰他们最初的原始宗教,又信仰后来传入的小乘佛教。经过长期的历史发展,形成了原始崇拜和佛教信仰互容、并存的二元信仰现象。祈福仪式是当地傣族最常见的宗教仪式,是大佛爷为傣族村民祈求佛祖保佑的重要仪式之一。文章通过对孟连县景信乡回俄村景信自然村进行田野调查,对祈福仪式的过程进行了详细的记录,分析仪式中物品的内涵,从而进一步分析祈福仪式的功能。祈福仪式主要有心理调适、增强族群认同和促进家庭和睦与社会和谐的功能。

Based on the field investigation of Jingxin Village in Jingxin Town of Menglian County,Yunnan Province and Jingxin Nature Village in Huier Village,this paper has made a detailed record of the process of the“blessing”ceremony,discussed the connotation of the items in the ceremony,and further analyzed the function of the“blessing”ceremony.Praying rituals mainly contain functions of psychological adjustment,strengthening national identity and promoting family happiness and social harmony.