These are already sacred white stones. Don't touch or move at ordinary times. They were also asked to slaughter specially raised cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens as sacrifices. Speaking of the relationship between Tibetans and Baishi, the myth widely circulated by local Tibetans is like this. In ancient times, the universe could not be opened, and everything in the world was empty. However, a white ocean and a white stone appeared in the east of the world. Niumu Abu breathed a sigh of relief, turned into Bai Peng and flew to Baishi.
Over time, Baishi became pregnant and gave birth to an ape. Later, apes gave birth to their immediate ancestors. Since then, they have regarded Baishi as a god from generation to generation, calling themselves "Buyisu", which means "after Baishi" or "baldy".
The ancient custom of decorating roofs with white stones and offering sacrifices to gods has a long history. Although the explanations of fairy tales of Qiang and Tibetan are different, we can still find that these fairy tales were formed in a long time. In other words, the formation of the concept and custom of stone worship of Qiang and Tibetan can be traced back to the primitive social period before the formation of the two ethnic groups.
During this period, totem worship prevailed. Therefore, like the worship of the white stone of the Qiang nationality, the white stone decorated by traditional Tibetan houses such as Mianning, Yuexi and Ganluo is the relic of totem worship.
Freud's Totems and Taboos discusses the essence of totems and quotes the characteristics of 12 totem belief summarized by French anthropologist Renault. The tenth feature is: "Totem animals can protect and warn their tribes." Freud also thought: "Totem is always the ancestor and guardian of the clan. It issues oracles. Although the totem is big, it can know its people and care for them. "
Because totem has the function of protecting tribal members, people who believe in it will naturally regard it as a patron saint, sincerely believe in its divine power and strength, put themselves under its protection without reservation, and wear totem symbols on their bodies or at home, so as to be effectively protected by totem at any time and avoid disaster and death.
Therefore, the consciousness of totem protection and the belief in avoiding evil have blended with each other and gradually evolved into the spirit of avoiding evil in people's minds, thus pinning people's ardent hopes on suppressing, expelling, deterring and resisting all evils and filth that disturb people's daily life order and endanger people's hard work.
The cone-shaped stones on the left and right sides of the gate of Naxi traditional houses are symbols of Dong people and the god of competition. The white quartz stone on the Qiang watchtower is a symbol of Abba Mubida. It is not only a totem relic preserved in residential buildings, but also an example of totem symbols being transformed into evil spirits. This example. There are also many relics in the traditional houses of other ethnic minorities.