The Aesthetic Characteristics of Chama Dance in Inner Mongolia of China
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Chama is a Tibetan Buddhist religious dance ritual that spread from Tibet to Inner Mongolia, the main purpose is to spread the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism through dance, drive away evil spirits for people, and pray for peace. The objective of this research was to analyze the aesthetic characteristics of Chama dance. It used the qualitative research method which collected data by observation and interview methods.
The research result was the Chama dance has gradually formed with distinctive Mongolian characteristics. Specifically, the sacrificial ceremony of shamanism, the original religious belief of the Mongolian people. Chama gradually formed its own unique formula and distinctive characteristics, which transformed the dull teachings and abstract philosophies of Buddhism into tangible images and plots, and presented gods and ghosts, heaven and hell.
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