What is the origin of Mongolian customs and what religion do Mongolians believe in?

Do you know what religion the Mongols believe in?

Religion is the belief and spiritual pillar of a nation. Religious norms are also social models that people follow. As we all know, most Han people believe in Buddhism. So what religion do Mongols believe in?

Shamanism is the earliest belief of ancient Mongols. Shamanism worships gods and divides the world into three types: heaven is above, and gods live there; The land is in the middle, where human beings live; The devil lives in hell. The wizard in charge of teaching claims to be omnipotent. He can not only help ghosts eliminate disasters, but also predict good and bad luck. Shamanism's sacrificial activities include: offering sacrifices to heaven, land, Aobao, fire and answering questions.

In the Yuan Dynasty, Buddhism began to spread among Mongolians. The Buddhism that Mongols believe in is Tibetan Buddhism and a branch of Mahayana Buddhism. Tibetan calls monks "lamas" (meaning guru), so Tibetan Buddhism is also called Lamaism. During Kublai Khan's period, although he was tolerant of various religions, he began to focus on lamas. 1260, Basiba was enlightened by Kublai Khan, and was honored as the royal master and named King Dabao. Since then, Lamaism has been increasingly respected, and all the court nobles in the Yuan Dynasty were followers of Lamaism. But among the people, Shamanism is still in the majority.

At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, because monks were overbearing and went in and out of the palace, the emperor's mansion abused your gift and indulged in Buddhism, which accelerated the demise of the Yuan Dynasty. After the demise of the Yuan Dynasty, the influence of Mongolian Lamaism was greatly weakened. At the beginning of15th century, Zong Kaba rectified and reformed Lamaism, and founded Gelug Sect on the basis of Kadang Sect. Because Gelug monks wear yellow hats, people also call it Yellow Religion. Yellow religion was at a political disadvantage at the beginning of its establishment. In order to further expand their influence, Zong Kaba and his disciples tried their best to win the support of the rulers of other countries, especially the feudal lords of Ming Dynasty and Mongolia.

After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), China formulated a policy of freedom of religious belief. However, during the Cultural Revolution, the policy of freedom of religious belief was destroyed, lamas were sent to teach and temples were destroyed. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, the policy of freedom of religious belief was resumed. The state allocated some special funds to rebuild three temples in the autonomous prefecture. The autonomous prefecture also sends young people to study in other places to train young lamas.