The shrines of the taz include the hunting shrine laopatu, the village shrine Laoinfu, and the family shrine laoyemao(myo). Depending on the location, the hunting shrine is at the upper level, the village shrine is at the middle level, and the family ...
The shrines of the taz include the hunting shrine laopatu, the village shrine Laoinfu, and the family shrine laoyemao(myo). Depending on the location, the hunting shrine is at the upper level, the village shrine is at the middle level, and the family shrine is at the lower level, so these shrines have a triple structure of upper, middle, and lower levels. The hunting shrines of the taz are of two types: the sacred tree shrine and the rock shrine. The central god is Sanshinye, the god of the mountains, and the purpose is to pray for the success of hunting and wild ginseng gathering for individual and economic interest groups (hunters and wild ginseng gatherer). The village shrines of the taz, laoinpu, are located in the mountains or on a floor of mountain. The central gods are the mountain god Sansinye and the village god laopatu, and the purpose is to protect the village, and the main subjects are the members of the village community. The family shrine laoyemao(myo) is a shrine for the family community. The central gods are laopatu, the village god, and loipu, the ancestor god, and here, Sobo rite in the funeral and ancestor god worship ceremonies are performed. The religion of the taz developed in the order faith in a god of heaven → faith in a mountain god → faith in a village → faith in a family god ,, and their shrines developed in the order a hunting god shrine → a village god shrine → a family god shrine. This shows the process by which their religions and shrines developed and transformed according to the geography, topography, lifestyle, and worldview of their residential areas. In the religion of taz complexly hybrids and fuses the ideas of various ethnic groups and tribes, including the Han Chinese, indigenous people of northeastern China, Manchuria-Tungus, and Koreans, as well as various ideas from different eras, such as heavenly gods, mountain gods, village gods, and ancestor worship.