Inheritance significance of butter sculpture in Ta 'er Temple

Butter carving, a pure religious art to promote Buddhism, has gradually evolved into a festival art exhibit in Ta 'er Temple, with relatively weak religious meaning and many elements of folk art mixed in it. The theme of butter sculpture has gradually become popular, and even Tiananmen Square has taken shape. The previous single plastic technique has gradually developed into the combination of vertical plastic and floating plastic, the combination of single plastic and combined plastic, and the foil of flower stands and flowerpots, which has attracted more and more attention from Chinese and foreign art lovers. But at the same time, the inheritance of butter sculpture technology is also facing some difficulties. 1958 after the religious reform, religious activities in Tibetan areas stopped and monks were sent out of temples. By the time butter sculpture was resumed in 1980s, most famous monks had died. Butter sculptures are easily deformed and cannot be preserved for a long time, which makes it difficult to have a fixed pattern for the inheritance of traditional skills. We should further strengthen the protection of ghee sculpture production skills, so that this unique national handicraft can remain in the world for a long time.

The state attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage. On May 20th, 2006, this heritage was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.