Religion of the Pumi

His religion is called Dingba, or of the White Earth. She is based on the cult to Bading Lamu, or the Goddess Tigress, of course his primitive totem pole, a heredity of his matriarchal past.

Also they venerate his ancestors, every clan lives in the same village, and venerates the same forefather, one shows them respect in the children altarcitos that they have in every house, during the important events, and even every day on having drunk tea or wine.

They have a polytheistic concept of the nature, with gods responsible for every event or phenomenon.

There are some followers of the Lamaism, especially of the red sect, and even followers of the ancient religion original Bon of the Tibet. But lick them of the Pumi they are not like those of the Tibet. They can marry and do not live in monasteries, doing normal life, except when they are needed for the religious activities.

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