民间送子观音信仰的形成及其习俗  

On formation of the Belief of Songzi Guan Yin and the custom in the folk

作　　者：周秋良[1] 

机构地区：[1]中南大学文学院,湖南长沙410083

出　　处：《中南大学学报（社会科学版）》2012年第5期13-16,共4页Journal of Central South University：Social Sciences

基　　金：国家社科基金项目"观音故事与观音信仰研究"(08CZW015);湖南省社科基金项目"网络传媒下的传统戏曲研究"(11JD75)

摘　　要：中国文化中历来就有"重生""贵生"的思想,由此在民间形成了庞杂的生育神信仰。古印度的观音信仰中本来就有"求男得男,求女得女"的内涵,传入中国以后,迅速与中国文化中的生育文化交融、叠合,观音送子的功能越来越突出,逐渐成为观音信仰的主要功能之一,并形成了专职的形象——送子观音。随着送子观音信仰的不断传播,在各地形成了各种不同的送子观音信仰习俗。The Chinese culture always has the thought of attaching importance to the life,so it forms the profound belief of generational deity in the folk.The belief of Guan Yin in ancient India had the connotation,that if one prays for a baby,Guan Yin can endow him/her one.The thought blends rapidly with the Chinese generational culture after spreading to China.The function that Guan Yin endows a baby to people becomes more and more influencing,and it turns into the chief function gradually.At this course,the image of the full-time job Songzi Guan Yin comes into being.It can be found in many customs of Songzi Guan Yin belief when this belief spread wide.

关 键 词：民间信仰 送子观音 习俗 世俗化 

分 类 号：I206.6[文学—中国文学]