南宁五通庙信仰现状初步考察

民间信仰对人们的生产、生活都有一定的影响,庙宇为人们的信仰是提供一个立足之地。南宁五通庙虽是个小庙,但是它浓缩了老南宁人的信仰,水神、佛、文武财神、送子神等信仰都能从庙里的神像了解到。这说明民间的信仰是多元融合的,信仰是有一定的现实功利的。这与宗教信仰自由政策的实施、社会结构的改变、人们的信仰心理的改变等着密切的关系。

A Preliminary Investigation on the Present Status of Nanning Wutong Temple Beliefs

The article takes up a case study of Wutong temple,which concentrates the beliefs of the aged Nanning residents.Wutong temple provides the visitors with knowledge of Water god,Buddhism,Wenwu god,Wealth god and Songzi god,which shows that folk beliefs representing diversity of integrated beliefs,are,to some extent,very practical and utilitarian for people to accomplish their desires.This is associated with the implementation of the policy for religious belief freedom,the change in social structure and people’s belief psychology.