What are the taboos of Tibetans? 1 1. Older women don't eat the meat slaughtered that day; There are critically ill patients at home or the family is not smooth, inserting green branches and cypress leaves outdoors or drawing red lines on stones, or stabbing them with stones to show their refusal; No whistling or singing love songs in the house; Avoid debt at the end of the year and avoid debt at the beginning of the year; Avoid women standing and squatting on the stove; Don't touch the Buddhist altar in other people's homes, and don't ask questions casually; Avoid using chopsticks when eating milk residue and yogurt; Avoid burning milk residue to eat; The host and guests sit in the first place on the fireplace, only sitting on the plate or kneeling; It is not allowed to cross the fire pit casually; Don't put sundries on the shrine.
Avoid saying bad words and dirty words in front of elders, respected people and parents; Avoid saying unlucky things at home, especially on festive occasions; Avoid swearing with foul language; Avoid using unlucky language to scold livestock. Whether visiting the main hall of a temple or visiting stupas, prayer flags, incense burners, manidui and other places, you should go around clockwise, that is, from left to right; Take off your hat before entering the temple to avoid carrying knives, guns and garlic; Avoid touching all kinds of Buddha statues, scriptures and utensils in the temple; Without my permission, I am not allowed to enter the room hosting Kampo and the Living Buddha. When you meet the living Buddha and Kampo, you should speak respectfully and politely, hold out your hand when handing things, and take a few steps back when you leave. You shouldn't suddenly turn around and leave, otherwise it will be considered impolite. Don't turn over the stones on the Mani heap; Go to the temple to worship Buddha only in the early hours of the morning, not in the afternoon; The same is true of the incense burner simmering mulberry; In Shenhu and Shen Zhu, you can't throw things, wash clothes and other unclean things. You can only drink water with your hands. You can't hang clothes on the sacred trees around Shenhu and Shenquan, and you can't take down the prayer flags casually. Don't point your index finger at Buddha, with your fingers close together and your palms up to show respect; Smoking is not allowed when entering the temple hall or family hall.
After entering Tibetan Buddhist temples, foreign tourists can buy Hada from monks and give it to Buddha statues. To show respect for Tibetan beliefs. After entering the temple, you can also ask Kampo to give alms in the temple, and Kampo will give you a protective knot in return. It is said that whoever wears a red line with a protective knot in return from Buddhism around his neck will be lucky and safe all his life.
What are the taboos of Tibetans? 2. Life taboos.
Refers to taboos closely related to daily life, except for special occasions. Divided from four aspects: social role, behavior field, human body and living state, it basically includes taboos on food, clothing, housing and transportation, taboos on marriage, childbirth and death, taboos on gender, grade, production, human body, excreta and name, and so on. In addition, taboos about celestial bodies and phenomena, taboos about animals and plants can also be classified as such taboos.
Second, verbal taboos.
It refers to the prohibition of using certain languages on special occasions, and its development is the worship of language spirit, such as symbols and spells. "Writing is a strange picture. It acts as a' word' rather than the power of language and is used to ward off evil spirits. Spells are taboo in spoken language and are generally forbidden to be used. Once used, it is considered to kill each other. "
Third, religious taboos.
It is the earliest of all kinds of taboos, which refers to the taboos of sacrificial ceremonies and so on. Specifically, it includes sacred taboo, ancestral taboo, taboo of sacrificial objects, taboo of sacrificial places, taboo of sacrificial objects, taboo of sacrificial time and so on. Because Tibetans are deeply influenced by religion in all aspects, taboos belonging to religious folk customs have a strong religious color.
Fourth, the taboo of receiving guests.
No matter when you walk or talk, you should put your guests or elders first, and use honorifics, such as adding the word "la" after your name to show respect and kindness, and avoid calling them by their first names. When welcoming guests, bow down and smile, sit indoors, sit cross-legged, don't straighten your legs, face people, don't look around. When accepting a gift, you should take it with both hands. When giving gifts, bow your head and raise your hands above your head. When offering tea, toast and smoke, put your fingers in your hands, not in the bowl. Donkey meat, horse meat and dog meat are absolutely forbidden by Tibetans, and fish is not eaten in some areas. When making a toast, the guest must first dip his ring finger in a bullet and sprinkle it into the air three times in a row to show his sacrifice to heaven, earth and ancestors, and then take a sip gently, and the host will fill it up in time, and then take another sip and then fill it up. After three sips, they must drink it all at once until the fourth sip. Don't eat, chew or drink loudly while eating. When drinking butter tea, the host pours the tea, and the guest can only take it if the host holds it in front of him. No spitting and clapping on others' backs. When you meet religious facilities such as monasteries, manidui and stupas, you must go around from left to right. Don't step over utensils and braziers. The warp tube and wheel shall not be reversed. Don't touch your head with your hands.
What are the taboos of Tibetans? Every nation has its own unique culture and living habits. Tibetans are an ancient and enthusiastic nation. In the long history, they have also formed their own living habits and taboos. The content is as follows:
1. When two friends meet after a long separation, greet each other or chat, you can't put your hand on each other's shoulder.
2. You can't step on or step on other people's clothes, and you can't put your own clothes on other people's clothes, let alone cross people.
3. Women should not hang clothes, especially pants and underwear, where others pass by.
Don't whistle or cry loudly in the house.
5. The family is not at home, the guests have just left, noon and sunset, and on the first day of the Tibetan New Year, you can't sweep the floor or take out the garbage.
6, outsiders can't mention the name of the deceased in front of the relatives of the deceased.
7. What should be done this year can't be done next year, such as knitting wool, sweaters and carpets.
8. At dusk, you can't just go to other people's homes, especially pregnant women who have given birth and women who have just given birth or seriously ill patients. Strangers can't go.
9. After noon, you can't take out any belongings at home.
10, a stranger who has never been to mountains and cliffs and canyons, can't talk loudly.
1 1, tableware, pots, plates, etc. Can not be crossed or trampled.
12. Two people at home go out at the same time and go in the opposite direction. They can't go out at the same time. They must go out before and after, and the time to go out should be separated.
13, women can't comb their hair and wash their hair at night and can't go out with their hair covered.
14. When using brooms and dustpans, you can't pass them directly by hand. You must put them on the ground first, and then another person will pick them up from the ground.
15. Whenever relatives and friends visit your home or visit you, they will send you some butter tea or highland barley wine as a gift. Guests can't leave everything empty when they leave. Be sure to leave some in it or change something for themselves.
16. A chipped or cracked bowl cannot be used for eating or pouring tea for guests.