藏族地区的丧葬习俗

丧葬习俗是一个社会政治、宗教、经济、文化的折射,是民俗文化的重要组成部分。我国藏族地区的丧葬习俗极具特色,几乎存在了世界各民族的丧葬习俗形式——土葬、火葬、塔葬、天葬、水葬、崖葬、树葬、石棺葬、附寄葬等等。藏族葬俗具有受自然环境影响大、受藏传佛教影响大、葬式种类齐全的三大特点。藏族葬俗的形成受诸如民族信仰、民族间交往等多种因素的影响,要对其有正确的认识,而不能简单地认为它是哪一种文化的反映。

Funeral Custom in Tibetan Areas

Funeral custom is a reflection of politics,religion,economy and culture,a main part of folk customs. Tibetan funeral custom has inclusive characteristics of each nation of the world in ancient times,such as earth interment,cremation. It has three features: being influenced greatly by nature,by Buddhism and having wide variety. In Tibet the formation of funeral custom is influenced by various factors such as ethnic belief,communication and so forth. It's not simply the reflection of a certain culture; we should hold a correct view about it.