天葬是藏族独特的丧葬仪式之一,也是藏族丧葬文化的主要组成部分。认识和研究天葬是对藏族丧葬文化的一种重要探索。本文试图通过分析、比较有关藏汉史料文献,结合前人的研究对天葬起源做一些新的探讨,并从文化视角对天葬仪式过程及禁忌制度做一些分析,以期达到管窥之效。 Celestial burial is one of the unique Tibetan funeral rituals and is also a major part of Tibetan funeral culture. Understanding and researching the burials is an important exploration of Tibetan funeral culture. This article tries to make some new discussions on the origins of the burials by analyzing and comparing the Tibetan and Chinese historical documents and the historical process of the burial ceremony and the taboo system from the cultural perspective in order to achieve the glimpse of the effect.