On The Natural Religion Of The Ancient Koguryo Kingdom

"natural Religion" refers to this kind of religion that emphasized on worshiping and believing Tianshen. DiQi. Renzhu and witchcraft. It had typical displays in ancient china. For example, Gao Gou li people had a firm worship and a deep belief of "Natural Religion". The people constituted a minority nationality in the northeast region of china in the time between Hang and Tang dynasty. At present, there are lots of doubtful points and Margins in the studies of Gao gouli people's "Natural Religion". It will be influential not only society to regard Gao Gou li people "Natural Religion" as a system to study totally.The first section narrated and argued the origin and changing of the objects of Gao Gouli people's "natural religion". It also concretely argued and analysised the worship of the sky, the worship of the Sun and Moon. The worship of the stars. The worship of the wuntry. The worship of the gods and the worship of the wintch. At the same time, the author clearly distincted some contradictions and vagueness about them and drew some his own opinions.The second section mainly probed into the institution that conducted the behavior of the Gao Gouli people's "natural Religion",and compared it with the that of Zhong yuan. By doing so, we could see some characteristics that the Gao Gouli people's "Natural Religion" mainly follow the that of zhong yuan.The last section analysised the position and the useage of the "Natural Religion" in the history of the Gao Gou li people considered: The belief of GaoGouli people's "Natural Religion" had more long. More deep and broader influence than the Buddhism and Taoism. The Gao Gou li people based a sacred reign on the belief. They could be united through the beliefand especially they could accept the ceremony of Zhong yuan by the belief.Therefore, the belife of the "Natural Religion" is an important substance about the studies of the history. The spirit, the thoughts and the culture of Gao Gou li people. And the study about the belief is also an essential road to check on that Gao Gou li people is an part of our Chinese peoples by recognizing Gao Gou li people's inner life.