the Dai nationality

A Study of the Dragon-totem Culture of the Dai Nationality

傣族龙图腾文化刍议

Take the Dai nationality for example . Their taigu is terrific.

就拿傣族来说吧, 其抬鼓就很不一般.

Water-sprinkling festival is the Dai national minority richest nationality characteristic holiday.

泼水节 是傣族最富民族特色的节日.

The secular Buddhism, Buddhism custom, the supernatural and Buddha in a world together are the characteristics of the Dai Nationality traditional culture.

傣族传统文化具有佛教世俗化，民间习俗佛教化，以及神佛世界融合的特点。

Through studying it, the author holds that the form aesthetic of Hinayana Buddhism is the important aesthetic activity of Dai Nationality.

通过研究，笔者认为，南传佛教的艺术形式是信仰佛教的傣族人民的重要审美活动。

Up to the present time, Hinayana Buddhism ( Lesser Vehicle) is still prevalent as in the regions inhabited by Dai nationality.

直到现在，小乘佛教仍然流行于傣族地区。

The Dai Ethnic Nationality in Xishuangbanna almost believes in Theravada Buddhism whose dogma has greatly influenced daily lives of the Dai Ethnic Nationality.

西双版纳的傣族几乎是全民信仰南传上座部佛教，佛教教义深深地影响着傣族人民的日常生活。