论西藏尼木桑日地区的民间信仰

Some issues related to the folk religion in Nyemo Sangri

西藏拉萨市尼木县桑日地区民间宗教历史悠久,影响着广大农牧民的生产生活,具有一定的群众性和社会性。文章通过人类学田野调查方法,分析民间阿巴、剌巴和民间宗教主要仪轨嘎木庆,认为桑日地区的民间宗教具有佛苯文化掺杂、供奉神祇繁多、参与者没有教派和僧俗之分等特点。

The folk religion practiced in the area of Nyemo Sangri does not only bear a long history,but also closely link with the social practice of the locals.The characteristics of both folks and society of the region attract the followers of both Bonpo and Buddhism.The folk religion has many deities,while the religious rituals are practiced both religiously and secularly in general,particularly the representative figures such as Ngakpa(sngags pa in Tibetan),lbapa(lha pa in Tibetan)as well as the ritual controller(cho ga sgam vching in Tibetan)share no common with the figures in other areas.