Ancestor worship can be regarded as a component of Chinese religion.And at the heart of Chinese religious practice is the reciprocal interaction between individuals and their ancestors.The reciting of the Zhilu Jing(Guide for Soul Road),the funeral dance and the"sending the soul"ceremony,are distinctive representations of ancestor's memory of Jingpo people.The Zhilu Jing guides the dead beyond the realm of the living into the realm of their ancestors,where they undergo identity and spatial changes.They become new ancestors of their families.Family members and friends perform funeral dances during the wake that highlight the migration of the Jingpo people and personal living experiences,conveying the ancestors'recollections of the"individual-family-ethnic group".The ceremony of sending the soul totally separates the dead from the living after seven days of burial.The departed have transitioned from the secular society to the sacred world.When it comes to the cosmic order,the Jingpo people and their ancestors are actually positing.The foundation of the Jingpo people's belief system is the ancestor notion,which also reflects their close connection and comprehension of the Chinese Nation.
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