试论大理白族民间信仰中诸因素的融合

Fusion of Various Factors in the Folk Beliefs of the Bai People in Dali

在大理地区,民间信仰是生活的一部分,渗透在生活的各个方面,对普通民众的影响远远超过一种制度化宗教。民间信仰不仅反映了社会环境和发展水平,也和社会结构、社会生活密切相关。以本主崇拜为核心的当地民间信仰在其发展过程中除了不断完善自身的体系以外,还吸纳并融合了佛道儒的部分思想,并且吸收相邻地区民族的部分宗教信仰,从而形成了一种兼容并包的系统。同时,在与外来宗教信仰交流、借鉴与吸收的过程中,"本主崇拜"依然作为当地社会中最普遍、影响最深远的一种宗教信仰而存在,成为当地民间信仰中最核心的部分。

As a part of life, folk belief has much more influence on common people than any systematical religions in Dali district. It reflects local social environment and development, and has a close association with social structure and social life. With Benzhu adoration as its core, while refining its system, the folk belief there adopted some thinkings from the religious belief of neighboring ethnic groups, as well as Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.In the process of exchanging and absorbing from the outside religions, Benzhu adoration continues to be the most common and profound religion in the local society, and becomes the innermost part of local folk belief.